postabdomen
postabdomen noun: the part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
Noun
postabdomen (plural postabdomens or postabdomina)
- The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
- Synonyms:
- abdomen
- The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
- The postabdomens of both sexes of Cinderella lampra Steyskal and of the unique female of C. aczeli, n. sp. (Mendoza, Argentina) are described.1969, George C. Steyskal, “The Postabdomen of Cinderella, with a New Species from Argentina (Diptera: Heleomyzidae)”, in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, volume 42, number 1, →JSTOR...
- No special preparation in glycerine of male and female postabdomina were made because the features of diagnostic importance are well visible in dry condition, but as a result not all characters of the postabdomina can be described.2011, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig, “A new species of Istocheta Rondani (Diptera: Tachinidae) from the Mercantour National Park, France”, in Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A (Neue Serie), volume 4...
- Synonyms:
- terminalia, hypopygium
Synonyms of postabdomen
Forms of postabdomen
| plural | postabdomens |
|---|---|
| plural | postabdomina |
Origin of postabdomen
From post- + abdomen.
Questions about postabdomen
- What does postabdomen mean?
- Postabdomen means the part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
- What part of speech is postabdomen?
- Postabdomen is a noun.
- What is the plural of postabdomen?
- The plural of postabdomen is postabdomens.
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