HYPANDRIUM


Meaning of HYPANDRIUM in English

hiˈpandrēəm, hīˈ- noun

( plural hypan·dria -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + andr- + -ium

: a plate or modified area underlying the genitalia of a male insect ; especially : the fused coxites of the ninth abdominal segment when these form a ventral covering plate for the genitalia

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