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obvolvent

/ɑbˈvɑl.vənt/

obvolvent adjective: curved downward or inward.

Adjective

obvolvent (comparative more obvolvent, superlative most obvolvent)

  1. Curved downward or inward.
    • Hypopygium of ♂♂ remarkably and conspicuously large, in form of an oval, box-like structure, with tergite 9 and anal lobes constituting the lid, but the tergite itself immovably united on each side basally to sternite 9; latter sternite enormously developed and also as described for this species...1974 May, A. J. Hesse, “A NEW SOUTH AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SOUTH WEST AFRICAN GENUS NAMIBIMYDAS HESSE (DIPTERA: MYDAIDAE), WITH SOME ECOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE HABITS OF THE SPECIES”, in Annals...
    • […] Intervals weakly convex, deeply, rugose with coarse contiguous punctures; sutural costae raised, smooth, glabrous, very finely, sparsely punctate; humeral calla noticeably tumid, glabrous, anteriorly abruptly obvolvent […] Humeri glabrous, smooth, abruptly obvolvent2007, DA La Rue, “A New Species of Pleocoma Leconte from California (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Pleocomidae)”, in The Coleopterists Bulletin, BioOne

Forms of obvolvent

comparativemore obvolvent
superlativemost obvolvent

Origin of obvolvent

From Latin obvolvēns/obvolvō.

Questions about obvolvent

What does obvolvent mean?
Obvolvent means curved downward or inward.
What part of speech is obvolvent?
Obvolvent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce obvolvent?
Obvolvent is pronounced /ɑbˈvɑl.vənt/.

Words near obvolvent in the dictionary

  1. obvoid
  2. obvolute
  3. obvoluted
  4. obvolve
  5. obvolved
  6. obvolvent
  7. obvolves
  8. obvolving
  9. obvs
  10. obvy
  11. obvz

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