hoplochaetellin

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hoplochaetellin (adjective; Greek hoplon, implement; chaite, hair): (Annelida: Oligochaeta) Denoting earthworm male terminalia in which one pair of sperm ducts open together with the prostatic ducts of segment xvii or close to the prostatic pores, the other pair of sperm ducts similarly associated with the prostates of segment xix.