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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Osphradia

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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] strong scent, fr. [GREEK] to smell.]

(Zool.)

The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.

osphradium ‎(plural osphradia)

(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.