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noun
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.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yekw- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *Hyékwr̥ Proto-Hellenic *yêkwər Ancient Greek ἧπᾰρ (hêpăr)der. English hepato- English pancreas English hepatopancreas From hepato- + pancreas.
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