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androconium

androconium noun: a specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones.

Noun

androconium (plural androconia)

  1. A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones

Forms of androconium

pluralandroconia

Questions about androconium

What does androconium mean?
Androconium means a specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones.
What part of speech is androconium?
Androconium is a noun.
What is the plural of androconium?
The plural of androconium is androconia.

Words near androconium in the dictionary

  1. androclinia
  2. androclinium
  3. Androclus
  4. androconia
  5. androconial
  6. androconium
  7. androcracies
  8. androcracy
  9. androcratic
  10. androctonin
  11. Androcydes

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