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gonarcus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • 1988, Neuroptera International, Volume 5 - Volume 7, Issue 2, page 60, Its shape is related to the structure of the gonarcus-parameres complex and of the coaptation structures which exist between this complex and the subgenital plate.

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History

Etymology

From gon- + Latin arcus (“arc, bow”).