parauterine organ

parauterine organ

[¦par·ə′yüd·ə·rən ‚ȯr·gən]

(invertebrate zoology)

In certain tapeworms, a pouchlike sac which receives and retains the embryos.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.