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ectophallus

ectophallus noun: the external phallic wall of some insects.

Noun

ectophallus (uncountable)

  1. The external phallic wall of some insects

Origin of ectophallus

From ecto- + phallus.

Questions about ectophallus

What does ectophallus mean?
Ectophallus means the external phallic wall of some insects.
What part of speech is ectophallus?
Ectophallus is a noun.

Words near ectophallus in the dictionary

  1. ectopeptidase
  2. ectopeptidases
  3. ectoperitrophic
  4. ectophagous
  5. ectophallic
  6. ectophallus
  7. ectophloic
  8. ectophosphatase
  9. ectophosphatases
  10. ectophosphodiesterase
  11. ectophosphodiesterases

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