METANEPHROS


Meaning of METANEPHROS in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' ne-fr ə s, - ˌ fräs

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -roi \ - ˌ fro ̇ i \

Etymology: New Latin, from meta- + Greek nephros kidney ― more at NEPHRITIS

Date: 1884

: either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms ― compare MESONEPHROS , PRONEPHROS

– meta · neph · ric \ -frik \ adjective

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