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1. (G.T.).2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)The blood space enclosed by the dorsal diaphragm and the heart; dorsal pericardial sinus; pericardial cavity.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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