Plural of abdomen

Forms of abdomen

Abdomens and abdomina in a sentence

• Second-instar larvae are heavily sclerotized, with distinct truncate abdomens, and, unlike second-instar diaspidids, have functional legs.2001, F. W. Howard, Insects on Palms, page 223. From the entry diaspidid
• With similar color patterns and transparent abdomens, the Mashpi glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium mashpi) and the Nouns’ glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium nouns) look very similar to other members of its genus.2022 March 18, Mathew Burciaga, “Two endangered glass frogs discovered near Andean mining sites”, in Berkeley Rausser College of Natural…. From the entry Mashpi glass frog

Meaning of abdomen

1. noun The fat surrounding the belly.
2. noun The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.
3. noun The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.

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Questions about the plural of abdomen

What is the plural of abdomen?

The plural of abdomen is abdomens or abdomina.

Which is correct, abdomens or abdomina?

Both are used. abdomens is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is abdomen countable?

Abdomen is a countable noun.