meganephridia

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meganephridia (noun, plural; singular meganephridium; Greek megas, large; diminutive nephros, kidney): (Annelida: Oligochaeta) A pair of large nephridia in each segment of the body except, for first and last segments; holonephridia; holoic; macroic

See also: nephridium, micronephridia.