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Colleterium


Colˊle-te′ri-um

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Colletic
.]
(Zool.)
An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.

Definition 2024


colleterium

colleterium

English

Noun

colleterium (plural colleteria)

  1. (zoology) An organ, in female insects, containing a cement to unite the ejected ova.