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colleterial gland

colleterial gland noun: an organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.

Noun

colleterial gland (plural colleterial glands)

  1. An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
    Synonyms:
    colleterium

Synonyms of colleterial gland

Forms of colleterial gland

pluralcolleterial glands

Questions about colleterial gland

What does colleterial gland mean?
Colleterial gland means an organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.
What part of speech is colleterial gland?
Colleterial gland is a noun.
What is the plural of colleterial gland?
The plural of colleterial gland is colleterial glands.

Words near colleterial gland in the dictionary

  1. collet
  2. colleted
  3. colleter
  4. colleteria
  5. colleterial
  6. colleterial gland
  7. colleterium
  8. colleters
  9. colletid
  10. colletids
  11. colletin

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