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metanephros

met·a·neph·ros [ mèttə né fròss ] (plural met·a·neph·roi [ mèttə né fròy ])


noun 
Definition:
 
embryonic kidney: an embryonic organ of excretion in reptiles, birds, and mammals that develops into the kidney

[Late 19th century. <meta- + Greek nephros "kidney"]
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