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sex comb

sex comb noun: an appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.

Noun

sex comb (plural sex combs)

  1. An appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.
    • sex comb rotation in Drosophila melanogaster

Forms of sex comb

pluralsex combs

Questions about sex comb

What does sex comb mean?
Sex comb means an appendage, in the male of some flies, used to grasp the female prior to mating.
What part of speech is sex comb?
Sex comb is a noun.
What is the plural of sex comb?
The plural of sex comb is sex combs.

Words near sex comb in the dictionary

  1. sex characteristic
  2. sex chromosome
  3. sex chromosomes
  4. sex club
  5. sex clubs
  6. sex comb
  7. sex combs
  8. sex comedies
  9. sex comedy
  10. sex cord
  11. sex cords

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