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holonephros

noun
holo·​nephros | \ ¦hälō, ¦hōlō+\

Definition of holonephros

: a hypothetical generalized vertebrate kidney consisting of a single nephric tubule in each trunk segment of either side of the body

History and Etymology for holonephros

New Latin, from hol- + -nephros

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