Postabdomen

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
  2. 2
    The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.

    "The postabdomens of both sexes of Cinderella lampra Steyskal and of the unique female of C. aczeli, n. sp. (Mendoza, Argentina) are described."

Synonyms

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abdomenabdomenhypopygiumterminalia

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"The postabdomens of both sexes of Cinderella lampra Steyskal and of the unique female of C. aczeli, n. sp. (Mendoza, Argentina) are described."

Etymology

From post- + abdomen.

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