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digestive gland

American

noun

any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.

Etymology

Origin of digestive gland

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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It was adapted from a tuna fisherman named Joe in San Pedro and features lobster tomalley — the animal’s digestive gland — along with pine nuts and raisins.

From New York Times • May 2, 2022

A digestive gland is connected to the stomach.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Well technically, it’s the tomalley—a digestive gland that’s the intestine, liver, and pancreas.

From Time • Aug. 27, 2014

Again, do not puncture the digestive gland or ink sac during this process.

From Scientific American • Jul. 7, 2011

In fact, it is the most powerful digestive gland in the body.

From A Handbook of Health by Hutchinson, Woods

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