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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: Cephalopoda) In embryonic <i>Sepia</i>, a distinct set of cells in an anchor-shaped complex at the site of the shell sac closure; a hatching gland that produces a proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the chorion and surrounding envelope.
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Cephalopoda]]) In [[embryonic]] <i>Sepia</i>, a distinct set of cells in an [[anchor]]-shaped [[complex]] at the site of the [[shell]] [[sac]] closure; a [[hatching]] [[gland]] that produces a [[proteolytic]] [[enzyme]] that dissolves the [[chorion]] and surrounding [[envelope]].
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 13 September 2013

Hoyle's organ: (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) In embryonic Sepia, a distinct set of cells in an anchor-shaped complex at the site of the shell sac closure; a hatching gland that produces a proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the chorion and surrounding envelope.