epigyne
/ˈɛpɪd͡ʒaɪn/
epigyne noun: the external female sex organ in arachnids.
Noun
epigyne (plural epigynes)
- The external female sex organ in arachnids.
- 1996: This [genital] area is inconspicuous in most adult males and in immature females, but in adult females of the majority of species it is modified into a variably shaped, more or less sclerotized structure called the epigyne. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins...
Forms of epigyne
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Origin of epigyne
From modern Latin epigynum, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + γυνή (gunḗ, “female”).
Questions about epigyne
- What does epigyne mean?
- Epigyne means the external female sex organ in arachnids.
- What part of speech is epigyne?
- Epigyne is a noun.
- How do you pronounce epigyne?
- Epigyne is pronounced /ˈɛpɪd͡ʒaɪn/.
- What is the plural of epigyne?
- The plural of epigyne is epigynes.
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