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nephridia

nephridia is the plural of nephridium.

Meaning of nephridium

Noun

nephridium (plural nephridiums or nephridia)

  1. A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
  2. The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.

Questions about nephridia

What is nephridia the plural of?
Nephridia is the plural of nephridium.

Words near nephridia in the dictionary

  1. nephrectomized
  2. nephrectomizes
  3. nephrectomizing
  4. nephrectomy
  5. nephric
  6. nephridia
  7. nephridial
  8. nephridiopore
  9. nephridiopores
  10. nephridium
  11. nephridiums

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