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hypopygium

hypopygium noun: a modified abdominal segment, in some insects, which supports the copulatory apparatus.

Noun

hypopygium (plural hypopygia)

  1. A modified abdominal segment, in some insects, which supports the copulatory apparatus

Forms of hypopygium

pluralhypopygia

Questions about hypopygium

What does hypopygium mean?
Hypopygium means a modified abdominal segment, in some insects, which supports the copulatory apparatus.
What part of speech is hypopygium?
Hypopygium is a noun.
What is the plural of hypopygium?
The plural of hypopygium is hypopygia.

Words near hypopygium in the dictionary

  1. hypoptilum
  2. hypoptychid
  3. hypoptychids
  4. hypopycnal
  5. hypopygial
  6. hypopygium
  7. hypopylarian
  8. hypopyon
  9. hypopyons
  10. hypopyrexia
  11. hypopyrexial

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