Dufour's gland

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Etymology

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First described by Léon Jean Marie Dufour in 1841.

Noun

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Dufour's gland (plural Dufour's glands)

  1. An abdominal gland in certain insects, part of the anatomy of the ovipositor or sting apparatus in female members of Apocrita.