PAROOEPHORON

Par`o*öph"o*ron, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Para-) + (Anat.)

Definition: A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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