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subgenital en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English genital English subgenital From sub- + genital.

Meanings

1. Posterior or interior to, or beneath the genitalia
   • Central America, which has the male subgenital plate strongly asymmetrical, produced sinistrad. 1920, American Entomological Society, Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, numbers 4-6, page 108:
   • Sternum 8 extending over sternum 9 as a distinct subgenital plate. 1996, Richard W. Merritt, Kenneth W. Cummins, An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America, page 246:
   • Pronotum with a checkered pattern of black on yellow; female subgenital plate moderately produced, slightly excavated at the middle. 1956, Robert Leslie Usinger, Aquatic insects of California, page 176:

Forms

Relateds

subgenitalia

Translations (1)

es subgenital (under the genitals)