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metanephric

Variant of metanephros

noun pl. metanephroi

the excretory organ lying behind the mesonephros in an embryo, which in mammals, reptiles, and birds develops into the permanent, or adult, kidney

Origin: ModL < meta- + Gr nephros, kidney: see nephro-

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metanephric adjective

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