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valvifer

valvifer noun: any of the basal plates of an insect's ovipositor that arise from the eighth and ninth abdominal segments.

Noun

valvifer (plural valvifers)

  1. Any of the basal plates of an insect's ovipositor that arise from the eighth and ninth abdominal segments

Forms of valvifer

pluralvalvifers

Questions about valvifer

What does valvifer mean?
Valvifer means any of the basal plates of an insect's ovipositor that arise from the eighth and ninth abdominal segments.
What part of speech is valvifer?
Valvifer is a noun.
What is the plural of valvifer?
The plural of valvifer is valvifers.

Words near valvifer in the dictionary

  1. valves of Kerckring
  2. valves of Thebesius
  3. valvetrain
  4. valvetrains
  5. Valvettithurai
  6. valvifer
  7. valviferan
  8. valviferans
  9. valviferous
  10. valvifers
  11. valviform

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