Needham's sac

English

Etymology

Named after John Tubervill Needham, who described it in 1745.

Noun

Needham's sac (plural Needham's sacs)

  1. Part of the reproductive tract of cephalopods in which spermatophores are stored, opening into the left side of the mantle cavity.
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