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terminalia

terminalia noun: the hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.

Noun

terminalia pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
    • The terminalia consist of the terminal complex of modified genital and anal segments, plus any adjacent segments that show modifications for copulation and oviposition.1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 37
    • Part of the documentation includes the first detailed illustrations and descriptions of structures of the male terminalia.2005, “Revision of New World Species of Shore Fly Genus Discomyza Meigen (Diptera: Ephydridae)”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of...

Proper noun capitalized: Terminalia

Terminalia

  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a festival to Terminus, the god of boundaries.

Synonyms of terminalia

Questions about terminalia

What does terminalia mean?
Terminalia means the hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
What part of speech is terminalia?
Terminalia can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near terminalia in the dictionary

  1. terminal symbols
  2. terminal tackle
  3. terminal velocities
  4. terminal velocity
  5. terminaled
  6. terminalia
  7. terminalian
  8. terminalians
  9. terminaline
  10. terminaling
  11. terminalisation

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