Malpighian Tubules Definition

noun
A group of small, tubular, excretory and water-regulating glands that open into the hind part of the alimentary canal in most insects and spiders.
Webster's New World
Plural form of malpighian tubule.
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Malpighian Tubules Sentence Examples

  • The larvae of this parasite develop in the Malpighian tubules of the insect; at a certain stage they cast their cuticle and make their way into the space - part of the haemocoel - found in the labium.

  • Lameere's classification is founded on the number of abdominal sterna, the nervuration of the wings, the number of malpighian tubules (whether four or six) and other structural characters.

  • There are four malpighian tubules.

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