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Cuvierian duct

Cuvierian duct

or

ductus Cuvieri

one of pair of blood vessels which lead from the sinuses and blood vessels to the sinus venosus of the heart in fish. They are homologous with the venae cavae of higher vertebrates.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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