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dististylus

dististylus noun: in mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.

Noun

dististylus (plural dististyli)

  1. In mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.

Forms of dististylus

pluraldististyli

Origin of dististylus

From disti-, from Latin distare (“to stand apart”) + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”). By surface analysis, disti- + -style + Latin -us.

Questions about dististylus

What does dististylus mean?
Dististylus means in mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.
What part of speech is dististylus?
Dististylus is a noun.
What is the plural of dististylus?
The plural of dististylus is dististyli.

Words near dististylus in the dictionary

  1. distiphalli
  2. distiphallus
  3. dististele
  4. dististeles
  5. dististyli
  6. dististylus
  7. distitarsi
  8. distitarsus
  9. distitibia
  10. distitle
  11. distitled

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