Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postabdomen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postab-domen
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.

noun

The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.

Example Sentences

"The postabdomens of both sexes of Cinderella lampra Steyskal and of the unique female of C. aczeli, n. sp. (Mendoza, Argentina) are described."
"No special preparation in glycerine of male and female postabdomina were made because the features of diagnostic importance are well visible in dry condition, but as a result not all characters of the postabdomina can be described."
"The anthomyiid oviscapt (postabdomen) is as regards the ground plan undoubtedly slender, well set off from and hardly shorter than the preabdomen, and has slender cerci with projecting, cylindrical apices."

Etymology

From post- + abdomen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Inflected Forms

postabdomens (plural) postabdomina (plural)

Synonyms

abdomen terminalia hypopygium

Questions

What does postabdomen mean?: The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax.
Where does postabdomen come from?: From post- + abdomen.

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