stercoral pocket

stercoral pocket
(ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)
A dilated portion of the proctodeum of certain spiders in which fecal matter and excreta temporarily accumulate.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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