hepatopancreas
Americannoun
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Origin of hepatopancreas
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The crab’s flesh is stirred with the soft, mustard-colored hepatopancreas excavated from its innards.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
It was also the “mustard,” the jolly euphemism for the crab’s bile-yellow hepatopancreas.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2019
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