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terminalia en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-only) The hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.
   • Part of the documentation includes the first detailed illustrations and descriptions of structures of the male terminalia. 2005, “Revision of New World Species of Shore Fly Genus Discomyza Meigen (Diptera: Ephydridae)”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America^(http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/0013-8746(2005)098%5B0431:RONWSO%5D2.0.CO;2), volume 98, number 4, page 431:
   • The terminalia consist of the terminal complex of modified genital and anal segments, plus any adjacent segments that show modifications for copulation and oviposition. 1981, Manual of Nearctic Diptera, volume 1, →ISBN, page 37:

Synonyms

hypopygium · postabdomen