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hypandrium

hypandrium noun: a plate, formed from fused coxites, covering the genitalia of a male insect.

Noun

hypandrium (plural hypandria)

  1. A plate, formed from fused coxites, covering the genitalia of a male insect
    • We also use the term, aedeagal hood, to refer to a morphologically variable structure at the apex of the hypandrium, a position shared with the hook-like, superior lobes which are dorsal relative to aedeagal hood (Fig 2 ).2015 November 19, “Neotropical Copestylum Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae) Breeding in Fruits and Flowers, Including 7 New Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hypandrium

pluralhypandria

Words formed from hypandrium

Questions about hypandrium

What does hypandrium mean?
Hypandrium means a plate, formed from fused coxites, covering the genitalia of a male insect.
What part of speech is hypandrium?
Hypandrium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypandrium?
The plural of hypandrium is hypandria.

Words near hypandrium in the dictionary

  1. hypallage
  2. hypallages
  3. Hypalon
  4. hypandria
  5. hypandrial
  6. hypandrium
  7. hypanthia
  8. hypanthial
  9. hypanthium
  10. hypantrum
  11. Hypapante

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