杜氏腺
dù​shì​xiàn

Dufour gland

  • created sense approved 杜氏腺 · dù​shì​xiàn · Dufour gland — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杜氏腺

    dù​shì​xiàn

    Dufour gland

    an abdominal gland in certain insects that produces chemical signals such as female sex hormones in bees

    杜 (literal) → 杜 · dù · Du 氏 (bound) → 氏 · shì · [honorific suffix] 腺 (literal) → 腺 · xiàn · gland

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