DEMANIAN SYSTEM


Meaning of DEMANIAN SYSTEM in English

də̇ˈmänēən-, -man- noun

also demanian vessel

Etymology: after Johannes G. de Man died 1930 Du. zoologist + English -ian

: a group of tubes near the anus of certain female nematodes that secrete a sticky substance which protects the eggs or functions during copulation

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