gynæcophore
gynæcophore noun: receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained.
Noun
gynæcophore (plural gynæcophores)
- Receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained.
- Diœcious Trematodes are very rare, the most important being the formidable Bilharzia, the male of which is the larger and retains the female in a gyncæcophore, or canal, which is formed by the infolding of the margins of the concave side of the body.1877, Thomas Henry Huxley, A manual of the anatomy of invertebrated animals, page 202
Forms of gynæcophore
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Origin of gynæcophore
English compound: gynæc- + -o- + -phore: originates from Ancient Greek conjunction: γῠναικο- (gŭnaiko-, “female”) plus -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).
Words formed from gynæcophore
Questions about gynæcophore
- What does gynæcophore mean?
- Gynæcophore means receptacle in the bodies of certain male animals (such as schistosomes) in which females may be contained.
- What part of speech is gynæcophore?
- Gynæcophore is a noun.
- What is the plural of gynæcophore?
- The plural of gynæcophore is gynæcophores.
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