axial lobe

noun

The longitudinal lobe found in various crustacea, fish and arthropods, running down the centre of the animal.

Meanings

nounaxial lobe (plural axial lobes)

plural axial lobes

  1. anatomyThe longitudinal lobe found in various crustacea, fish and arthropods, running down the centre of the animal.
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