coxal glands

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coxal glands: 1. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) The excretory organs of arachnids; in Araneae, located opposite the coxae of the first and third legs, that function in collecting wastes into a saccule and discharging them through tubes opening behind the coxae.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Variously modified eversible glandular structures at the base of the legs.

3. (Onychophora) The nephridia of Peripatus.