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Malpighian tubules

Malpighian tubules is the plural of Malpighian tubule.

Meaning of Malpighian tubule

Noun

Malpighian tubule (plural Malpighian tubules)

  1. A tubule that extends from the alimentary canal to the exterior of the organism, excreting water and wastes in the form of solid nitrogenous compounds. Found in certain insects, arachnids, myriapods and tardigrades.
    • The fruit fly's malpighian tubules, which act like a kidney, have a daily rhythm[…].1997 November 28, Elizabeth Pennisi, “CELL BIOLOGY: Multiple Clocks Keep Time in Fruit Fly Tissues”, in Science, volume 278, number 5343, →DOI, pages 1560–1561

Questions about Malpighian tubules

What is Malpighian tubules the plural of?
Malpighian tubules is the plural of Malpighian tubule.

Words near Malpighian tubules in the dictionary

  1. Malpighian corpuscle
  2. Malpighian corpuscles
  3. Malpighian layer
  4. Malpighian layers
  5. Malpighian tubule
  6. Malpighian tubules
  7. malpighias
  8. malpigmentation
  9. malpitte
  10. malplaced
  11. malplacement

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