Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terminalia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: ter-mi-na-lia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

In Ancient Rome, a festival to Terminus, the god of boundaries.

Example Sentences

"The terminalia consist of the terminal complex of modified genital and anal segments, plus any adjacent segments that show modifications for copulation and oviposition."
"Part of the documentation includes the first detailed illustrations and descriptions of structures of the male terminalia."

Synonyms

postabdomen hypopygium

Questions

What does terminalia mean?: The hindmost segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction.

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