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Brain: that ganglion of the nervous system which lies in the head above the oesophagus; formed of the first three primitive ganglia: see supra-oesophageal.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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The second larval stage (Fig. 195; _oe_, oesophagus; _ng_, supra-oesophageal ganglion; _n_, nervous cord; _ga_, and _g_, genital organs; _ms_, band of muscles) is attained by means of a moult, as usual in the metamorphoses of insects.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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