Phallapodeme
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phallapodeme is a noun meaning (entomology) A sclerite articulating with the phallus.
Meaning
(entomology) A sclerite articulating with the phallus.
Example Sentences
Internally, the male genitalia are made up of a long rod-like phallapodeme (fused to the hypandrium anteriorly), a broad hypandrium (attached to sternite 10) and pregonite (possibly the postgonite), a small ejaculatory apodeme, and a flat basiphallus (forming a ring with the base of the phallapodeme through which the ejaculatory duct passes) that is fused to the distiphallus.
Word Forms
- phallapodemes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phallosome, phallobase, phallomere, phallotreme, ectophallus, phallodeum.
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