pygofer

pygofer
\\ˈpīgəfə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: pyg- + -fer
: the last segment of the abdomen of some insects; also : the side margin of this segment

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pygofer — n. [Gr. pyge, rump; L. fero, carry] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Homoptera, the last abdomenal segment bearing lateral margins …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pygofer — py·go·fer …   English syllables

  • hypopygium — n. [Gr. hypo, under; pyge, rump] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The last ventral plate; sometimes including attached segments of the postabdomen; terminalia; genital segments (commonly used for Diptera); see pygofer …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pygophore — n. [Gr. pyge, rump; phoreus, bearer] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The pygofer. 2. In male Heteroptera, the 9th abdominal segment. 3. In male Homoptera, the posterolateral extension of the 9th abdominal segment …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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