Ectospermalege
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ectospermalege is a noun meaning Part of the spermalege, derived from the ectoderm and consisting of a groove in the right-handed posterior margin of the fifth sclerite, overlying a pleural membrane. In order to access the female's haemocoel during traumatic insemination, male bedbugs insert their needle-like penis into the groove and pierce the pleural membrane.
Meaning
Part of the spermalege, derived from the ectoderm and consisting of a groove in the right-handed posterior margin of the fifth sclerite, overlying a pleural membrane. In order to access the female's haemocoel during traumatic insemination, male bedbugs insert their needle-like penis into the groove and pierce the pleural membrane.
Word Forms
- ectospermaleges
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spermalege, mesospermalege, spermatheca, phallosome, haematodocha, spermatophylax.
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