Usually means: Produces ecdysone, triggers insect molting.
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  1. prothoracic gland: Merriam-Webster
  2. prothoracic gland: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. prothoracic gland: Wiktionary
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  5. prothoracic gland: Dictionary.com
  6. Prothoracic gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (prothoracic gland)

noun:  (biology) Either of a pair of glands, in the prothorax of insects, which produce ecdysone

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