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ectospermaleges

ectospermaleges is the plural of ectospermalege.

Meaning of ectospermalege

Noun

ectospermalege (plural ectospermaleges)

  1. Part of the spermalege, derived from the ectoderm and consisting of a groove in the right-handed posterior margin of the fifth sclerite, overlying a pleural membrane. In order to access the female's haemocoel during traumatic insemination, male bedbugs insert their needle-like penis into the groove and pierce the pleural membrane.

Questions about ectospermaleges

What is ectospermaleges the plural of?
Ectospermaleges is the plural of ectospermalege.

Words near ectospermaleges in the dictionary

  1. ectoskeletons
  2. ectosomal
  3. ectosome
  4. ectosomes
  5. ectospermalege
  6. ectospermaleges
  7. ectosphere
  8. ectospheres
  9. ectosteal
  10. ectosteally
  11. ectostoses

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