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nephridial
Variant of nephridium
noun pl. nephridia
- a waste-discharging tubule with an external excretory pore, found in many invertebrates, as in worms, mollusks, etc.
- any of the excretory tubules of the pronephros of a vertebrate embryo
Related Forms:
- nephridial adjective
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