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mx id: 1308 | OBO id: HAO:0000509 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000509

mandibular gland

Definition:

The gland that opens mesally at the base of the mandible.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The mandibular gland is a gland.

The mandibular gland is part of the body. The mandibular gland is part of the head.

mandibular gland by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

a pair of glands often present in insects opening mesally at the bases of the mandibles

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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