- dart sac
- noun
: an eversible appendage of the female reproductive organs in certain land snails
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dart sac
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Dart sac — Dart Dart (d[aum]rt), n. [OF. dart, of German origin; cf. OHG. tart javelin, dart, AS. dara[eth], daro[eth], Sw. dart dagger, Icel. darra[eth]r dart.] 1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dart-sac — dartˈ sac noun The gland that secretes the dart in snails • • • Main Entry: ↑dart … Useful english dictionary
dart sac — (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A muscular caecum of the vagina that produces a fine pointed calcareous shaft that is shot by partners before courtship, lodging in the integument and releasing a stimulus for courtship behavior … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Dart — (d[aum]rt), n. [OF. dart, of German origin; cf. OHG. tart javelin, dart, AS. dara[eth], daro[eth], Sw. dart dagger, Icel. darra[eth]r dart.] 1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Bradybaenidae — Taxobox name = Bradybaenidae image caption = Fruticicola fruticum image width = 250px status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Pulmonata infraordo = Stylommatophora superfamilia = Helicoidea familia = Bradybaenidae … Wikipedia
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