prothoracic gland

noun

Either of a pair of glands, in the prothorax of insects, which produce ecdysone

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nounprothoracic gland (plural prothoracic glands)

plural prothoracic glands

  1. biologyEither of a pair of glands, in the prothorax of insects, which produce ecdysone
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