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acid gland

Class Definition

The principal gland [of the sting consiting] [...] of a pair of long, slender, much-convoluted tubules lying in the posterior part of the abdomen [...]. Each tubule ends with a small glandular enlargment, and the two tubules unite in a short common duct that opens into the anterior end of the poison sac [...], which by its tapering posterior end discharges into the cavity of the bulb of the sting shaft.

Reference

  • SNODGRASS RE 1956 Anatomy of the Honey Bee. Cornell University Press. [2023-10-26] www.jstor.org
Proposed by: Michael Rubinigg
Properties

Label

acid gland

EUPH Code

[3301]

URI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/dictionary/classes/3301

Created

26 October 2023

Updated

26 October 2023
Relationships

Subclass of:

sting organ

Subclasses:

No subclasses
Contributors
Class
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Definition
Author: Michael Rubinigg
Translation
Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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Danish
giftkirtel

Noun

Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
gifklier

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Dutch; Flemish
zuurklier

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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English
acid gland

Noun, Neuter, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French
glande acide

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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German
Giftdrüse

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Italian
ghiandola acida

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Norwegian
giftkjertel

Noun

Michael Rubinigg
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Portuguese
glândula ácida

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
glandă acidă

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Spanish; Castilian
glándula ácida

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
sur giftkörtel

Noun

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