hepatopancreas (plural hepatopancreases or hepatopancreata)
An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas.
• digestive gland
• tomalley (in crustaceans)
Source: Wiktionary
Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as, n. Etym: [Gr. "h ar, "h`patos, the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
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