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gonarcus

gonarcus noun: an arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.

Noun

gonarcus

  1. An arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.
    • The gonarcus (fig. 5) is situated internally between the anal segment and the ninth sternite.1961, Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin A, page 49
    • Its shape is related to the structure of the gonarcus-parameres complex and of the coaptation structures which exist between this complex and the subgenital plate.1988, Neuroptera International, Volume 5 - Volume 7, Issue 2, page 60

Origin of gonarcus

From gon- + Latin arcus (“arc, bow”).

Questions about gonarcus

What does gonarcus mean?
Gonarcus means an arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.
What part of speech is gonarcus?
Gonarcus is a noun.

Words near gonarcus in the dictionary

  1. gonapophysial
  2. gonapophysis
  3. gonapsis
  4. Gonaqua
  5. Gonaquas
  6. gonarcus
  7. gonarthritis
  8. gonarthroses
  9. gonarthrosis
  10. gonarthrotic
  11. gonatid

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