metanephridialadj.
/ˌmɛtənᵻˈfrɪdɪəl/, /ˌmɛtənɛˈfrɪdɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɛdənəˈfrɪdiəl/, /ˈˌmɛdəˌnɛˈfrɪdiəl/ Zoology.
Of or belonging to a metanephridium; that is a metanephridium.
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metanephridial1940
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > [adjective] > of or relating to meta-nephridium
metanephridial1940
1940 L. H. Hyman Invertebr. I. ii. 37 The nephridial system of the coelomate invertebrates is of the metanephridial type, i.e., the nephridial tubules begin as coelomic openings.
1963 R. P. Dales Annelids v. 98 The metanephridial funnels or postnephridial solenocytes lie in the coelomic fluid.
1994 Amer. Zoologist 34 542 Invertebrate metanephridial systems and protonephridia are discussed as homologous structures composed of homologous cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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