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hepatopancreas

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[hep-uh-toh-pan-kree-uhs, -pang-, hi-pat-uh-] / ˌhɛp ə toʊˈpæn kri əs, -ˈpæŋ-, hɪˌpæt ə- /

noun

Anatomy.
  1. a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.


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Etymology

Origin of hepatopancreas

First recorded in 1880–85; hepato- + pancreas

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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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