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gonocondyle

gonocondyle noun: a protuberance, in the phallobase of Hymenoptera, to which muscles are attached.

Noun

gonocondyle (plural gonocondyles)

  1. A protuberance, in the phallobase of Hymenoptera, to which muscles are attached

Forms of gonocondyle

pluralgonocondyles
alternative formgonocondylus

Origin of gonocondyle

From gono- + condyle.

Questions about gonocondyle

What does gonocondyle mean?
Gonocondyle means a protuberance, in the phallobase of Hymenoptera, to which muscles are attached.
What part of speech is gonocondyle?
Gonocondyle is a noun.
What is the plural of gonocondyle?
The plural of gonocondyle is gonocondyles.

Words near gonocondyle in the dictionary

  1. gonococci
  2. gonococcic
  3. gonococcicide
  4. gonococcicides
  5. gonococcus
  6. gonocondyle
  7. gonocondyles
  8. gonocoxite
  9. gonocoxites
  10. gonocoxopodite
  11. gonocoxopodites

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