hypandrium

noun

hy·​pan·​dri·​um

hiˈpandrēəm,

hīˈ-

plural hypandria

-ēə

: 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

Word History

Etymology

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

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