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haematodocha

haematodocha noun: an elastic sac of tissue within the palp of male arachnids, which fills with blood during insemination.

Noun

haematodocha (plural haematodochae)

  1. An elastic sac of tissue within the palp of male arachnids, which fills with blood during insemination.
    • The elastic haematodochae are then distended hydraulically, pushing out and rotating the sclerites of the palpal organs, some of which lock it in position.1996, Michael J Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, published 1996, page 22

Forms of haematodocha

pluralhaematodochae

Questions about haematodocha

What does haematodocha mean?
Haematodocha means an elastic sac of tissue within the palp of male arachnids, which fills with blood during insemination.
What part of speech is haematodocha?
Haematodocha is a noun.
What is the plural of haematodocha?
The plural of haematodocha is haematodochae.

Words near haematodocha in the dictionary

  1. haematocyte
  2. haematocytes
  3. haematocytometer
  4. haematocytometers
  5. haematocytometric
  6. haematodocha
  7. haematodochae
  8. haematoencephalic
  9. haematofluorometer
  10. haematofluorometers
  11. haematogeneous

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