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epigynes

epigynes is the plural of epigyne.

Meaning of epigyne

Noun

epigyne (plural epigynes)

  1. 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...

Questions about epigynes

What is epigynes the plural of?
Epigynes is the plural of epigyne.

Words near epigynes in the dictionary

  1. epigrowth
  2. epigrowths
  3. epiguanine
  4. epigyna
  5. epigyne
  6. epigynes
  7. epigynous
  8. epigynously
  9. epigynum
  10. epigyny
  11. epihalohydrin

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