venom gland

collocation in English

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venom
noun[U]
uk
/ˈvenəm/us
/ˈvenəm/
a poisonous liquid that some snakes, insects, etc. produce and can put into another animal's body by biting ...
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gland
noun[C]
uk
/ɡlænd/us
/ɡlænd/
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have ...
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(Definition ofvenomandglandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The opening for thevenomglandis also a misinterpretation.
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The tip is a pointed fang, which has an opening from avenomgland.
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Cone snails use a hypodermic-like modified radula tooth and avenomglandto attack and paralyze their prey before engulfing it.
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Avenomglandand duct are usually located in the mobile finger; the poison is used to capture and immobilise the pseudoscorpion's prey.
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The venom is modified saliva, delivered through fangs from avenomgland.
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Most venomoid procedures consist of either removing thevenomglanditself, or severing the duct between the gland and the fang.
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It is distinguished from thevenomglandand is not found in "viperids" or "elapids".
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In snakes, thevenomglandis in the upper jaw, but in helodermatids, it is found in the lower jaw.
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The outer membrane of the spine presses on thevenomglandduring the contraction of the flexor muscle, ejecting the venom along the spine.
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The study found, however, that this toxic effect is simply a tool the snake can choose to employ from an accessoryvenomglandit has.
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Avenomglandand duct are usually located in the mobile finger; the venom is used to capture and immobilize the pseudoscorpion's prey.
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There is no evidence in well-preserved fossils for the opening of avenomgland, thus trigonotarbids were probably not venomous.
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Bcherl states that venomous animals must possess at least onevenomgland, a mechanism for excretion or extrusion of the venom, and apparatus with which to inflict wounds.
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This hypothesis was based on the supposed presence of unique spider features such as silk-producing spinnerets and the opening of avenomglandon the fang of the chelicera.
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The spurs are hollow and connected to avenomgland, allowing the platypus to deliver a very painful kick both in mating competitions and as a defense.
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None of the known species have venom glands or fangs, instead having chelicerae.
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Venom glands are located in their lower jaws, unlike snakes' venom glands, which are located in their upper jaws.
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When the rattlesnake bites, muscles on the sides of the venom glands contract, which squeezes the venom through the ducts and into the fangs.
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The most aggressive caterpillar defenses are bristles associated with venom glands.
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The telson, in turn, consists of the vesicle, which holds a pair of venom glands and the hypodermic aculeus, the venom-injecting barb.
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