Epiphallus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epiphallus is a noun meaning In some orthopterans, a plate adjacent to the genital complex.
Meaning
In some orthopterans, a plate adjacent to the genital complex.
More Meanings
- In some dictyopterans, a pair of valves adjacent to the phallus.
- (malacology) In some gastropods, an enlargement of the vas deferens that continues beyond the apex of the penis.
Example Sentences
In mature Arion the atrium is divided into upper and lower atria, with the oviduct, spermatheca duct and epiphallus opening into the upper atrium.
Hadrotettix and Heliastus lack pale streaks but possess trilobed epiphalli, which led me to look for other characteristics shared with the Hippiscus group.
Male genitalia strongly asymmetrical, partially concealed by sternum 9, comprised by basisclerite, paired epiphalli (left with titillator), and hypophallus; hook process (=L3 sclerite after MCKITTRICK 1964) missing (KLASS 1997).
Word Forms
- epiphalli
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include distiphallus, ectophallus, endophallus, episternum, phallobase, phallotreme.
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