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gonopod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gono-pod
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pleopod that is specialized for fertilisation in the males of some decapods.

noun

A clasping structure, possibly also evolved from legs, at the tip of the abdomen of some male insects.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gono- + -pod.

Inflected Forms

gonopods (plural)

Questions

What does gonopod mean?
A pleopod that is specialized for fertilisation in the males of some decapods.
Where does gonopod come from?
From gono- + -pod.

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