collophore

noun

col·​lo·​phore

ˈkäləˌfō(ə)r

plural -s

: a thick median tubular pouch usually terminating in a bilobate vesicle and projecting from the ventral surface of the first abdominal segment of all members of the order Collembola

Word History

Etymology

coll- + -phore

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