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nephridium

nephridium noun: a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.

Noun

nephridium (plural nephridiums or nephridia)

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

nephridium meaning in Tamil

nephridium in Tamil

கழிநீரகம், நுண்சிறுநீரகம்

Forms of nephridium

pluralnephridiums
pluralnephridia

Origin of nephridium

From nephro- + -idium.

Words formed from nephridium

Questions about nephridium

What does nephridium mean?
Nephridium means a tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
What is nephridium in Tamil?
Nephridium in Tamil is கழிநீரகம், நுண்சிறுநீரகம். See Nephridium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nephridium?
Nephridium is a noun.
What is the plural of nephridium?
The plural of nephridium is nephridiums.

Words near nephridium in the dictionary

  1. nephric
  2. nephridia
  3. nephridial
  4. nephridiopore
  5. nephridiopores
  6. nephridium
  7. nephridiums
  8. nephrilysin
  9. nephrin
  10. nephrins
  11. nephrinuria

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