What does "hepatopancreas" mean?

An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas.

What is a synonym for "hepatopancreas"?

Common synonyms include: digestive, digestive gland, tomalley, tomalley.

Hepatopancreas

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Noun

1
An organ of the digestive tract of arthropods and fish, which provides the functions which in mammals are provided separately by the liver and pancreas.

Synonyms

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digestive digestive gland tomalley tomalley

Etymology

From hepato- + pancreas.

Related phrases

digestive tract

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