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noun
In some orthopterans, a plate adjacent to the genital complex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
In some dictyopterans, a pair of valves adjacent to the phallus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
In some gastropods, an enlargement of the vas deferens that continues beyond the apex of the penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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History
From epi- + phallus.
