noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.

Synonyms

All synonyms

auriculaauricula

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valve.

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