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endophallus

endophallus noun: the inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female.

Noun

endophallus

  1. The inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female.

Origin of endophallus

From endo- + phallus.

Questions about endophallus

What does endophallus mean?
Endophallus means the inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female.
What part of speech is endophallus?
Endophallus is a noun.

Words near endophallus in the dictionary

  1. endophagous
  2. endophagy
  3. endophallic
  4. endophallite
  5. endophallites
  6. endophallus
  7. endophasia
  8. endophasic
  9. endophenazine
  10. endophenazines
  11. endophenotype

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