Definitions

Blind capsule

• (Taxon-specific: Subclass Branchiura) In male reproductive system, pair of glands in anterior region of thorax. Duct from each blind capsule connects to vas deferens and leads to common ejaculatory duct and gonopore.
  (syn. blind gland) [Stachowitsch, 1992]

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