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Malpighian tubules

plural noun

  1. organs of excretion in insects and many other arthropods: narrow tubules opening into the anterior part of the hindgut

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Ileum: the small intestine; begins at end of chylific ventricle at the point where malpighian tubules join, and extends to colon.

Ureter: the stalk connecting the malpighian tubules, when they form large tufts, with the intestine.

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