Plural of gonopore; small openings through which reproductive organs release eggs or sperm in animals like mollusks and arthropods.
From Greek 'gono-' (seed/reproductive) + 'poros' (pore/passage). The term emerged in 19th-century zoology to describe microscopic reproductive structures discovered during detailed study of invertebrate anatomy.
These tiny pores are like nature's hidden delivery chutes—many sea creatures you've never heard of rely on them to send billions of eggs into the ocean with remarkable precision.
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