Bidder's organ

noun

A spherical, brownish organ in most members of the family Bufonidae (true toads), located just in front of the kidney, or mesonephros, and apparently involved in regulating sex hormones.

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Meanings

nounBidder's organ (plural Bidder's organs)

plural Bidder's organs

  1. anatomyA spherical, brownish organ in most members of the family Bufonidae (true toads), located just in front of the kidney, or mesonephros, and apparently involved in regulating sex hormones.

Origin

Named after Friedrich Bidder.

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