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germarium Zool.|dʒəˈmɛərɪəm|
Pl. -aria.
[mod.L., f. L. germen germ.]
In certain invertebrates, the ovary proper, as distinguished from the vitellarium; also, the corresponding part of a testis.
1877T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invert. 178 A single or double germarium, having nearly the same structure as the ovary of Macrostomum. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Forms Anim. Life 646 The germarium is always single, usually globular or elongate, and even folded on itself. 1925A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Ent. 145 The germarium is the region containing the primordial germ cells or spermatogonia which undergo multiplication. 1970D. Gilmour et al. in Insects Austral. (C.S.I.R.O.) ii. 69 The germarium is situated at the apex of each ovariole. |