opisthonephros

noun

opis·​tho·​neph·​ros

plural opisthonephroi

-ˌfrȯi

: the adult kidney of animals (as some amphibians) that are commonly considered mesonephric as adults, resembling but not identical to the embryonic mesonephros

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from opisth- + Greek nephros kidney

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