colleterium
noun
col·le·te·ri·um
\-rēəm\
Definition of colleterium
colleteria
\-rēə\: a gland in female insects that secretes a cement by which the eggs are glued together
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Origin and Etymology of colleterium
New Latin, irregular from Greek kollan to glue
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