pharyngeal glands

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pharyngeal glands: 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Hymenoptera: a. Lateral: a long coiled chain of follicles in the antero-dorsal region of the head of worker Apoidea; the source of royal jelly. b. Ventral: a transverse row of cells opening into the floor of the pharynx between the ducts of the lateral pharyngeal glands.

2. (NEMATA) see esophageal glands.

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