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nasonov gland

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
na-sonov g-land
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gland in worker bees that produces the Nasonov pheromone, located on the dorsal side at the base of the last tergite near the tip of the abdomen.

Etymology

After Nikolai Nasonov (1855–1939), Russian zoologist.

Inflected Forms

Nasonov glands (plural) Nasonov's gland (alternative)

Questions

What does nasonov gland mean?
The gland in worker bees that produces the Nasonov pheromone, located on the dorsal side at the base of the last tergite near the tip of the abdomen.
Where does nasonov gland come from?
After Nikolai Nasonov (1855–1939), Russian zoologist.

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