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gonosaccus

gonosaccus noun: a section of membranous tissue on the hind body wall of the abdomen of an insect, normally sac-like but sometimes everted.

Noun

gonosaccus (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A section of membranous tissue on the hind body wall of the abdomen of an insect, normally sac-like but sometimes everted.

Origin of gonosaccus

From gono- + saccus (“sac”).

Questions about gonosaccus

What does gonosaccus mean?
Gonosaccus means a section of membranous tissue on the hind body wall of the abdomen of an insect, normally sac-like but sometimes everted.
What part of speech is gonosaccus?
Gonosaccus is a noun.

Words near gonosaccus in the dictionary

  1. gonorrhϾ
  2. gonorynchid
  3. gonorynchids
  4. gonorynchiform
  5. gonorynchiforms
  6. gonosaccus
  7. gonosomal
  8. gonosome
  9. gonosomes
  10. gonostomatid
  11. gonostomatids

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