metanephros
noun
meta·neph·ros
ˌme-tə-ˈne-frəs 
-ˌfräs
plural metanephroi
ˌme-tə-ˈne-ˌfrȯi
: either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms compare mesonephros, pronephros
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“Metanephros.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metanephros. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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metanephros
noun
meta·neph·ros
-ˈnef-rəs, -ˌräs
plural metanephroi
-ˌrȯi
: either member of the final and most caudal pair of the three successive pairs of vertebrate renal organs that functions as a permanent adult kidney in reptiles, birds, and mammals but is not present at all in lower forms compare mesonephros, pronephros
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