Meanings
adjectivecolleterial (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyRelating to the colleterial gland of insects.
The right ovary with its duct has been removed, and only a small portion of the colleterial glands is shown
1892, Arthur Milnes Marshall, A Junior Course of Pracical Zoology
Origin
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colleterial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colleterial
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