ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gonostylus

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gonostylus is a noun meaning (entomology) The stylus of the gonocoxopodite.

Meaning

(entomology) The stylus of the gonocoxopodite.

Example Sentences

Previous taxonomic revisions (including global revisions and broader regional faunal revisions with global referencing) of Alpinobombus by some of the most experienced bumblebee specialists have relied on both morphology (especially the more variable characters of the male penis valve, volsella and gonostylus, and of the female oculo-malar area and hind tibia) and on the colour patterns of the hair and have all differed in their conclusions on the number of species present (Table 1).

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gonostyle, gonocoxite, gonocoxopodite, stylonychiid, stylonychid, ectostylid.

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