colleterialadj.
/kɒlɪˈtɪərɪəl/ Zoology.
Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a colleterium. colleterial gland n. = colleterium n.
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colleterial gland1870
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 111 Colleterial glands which secrete a glutinous material for fixing the ova to various external objects.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 270 A colleterial gland.
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