epiphallus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. In some orthopterans, a plate adjacent to the genital complex.
    — Hadrotettix and Heliastus lack pale streaks but possess trilobed epiphalli, which led me to look for other characteristics shared with the Hippiscus group.
  2. In some dictyopterans, a pair of valves adjacent to the phallus.
    — Male genitalia strongly asymmetrical, partially concealed by sternum 9, comprised by basisclerite, paired epiphalli (left with titillator), and hypophallus; hook process (=L3 sclerite after MCKITTRICK 1964) missing (KLASS 1997).
  3. In some gastropods, an enlargement of the vas deferens that continues beyond the apex of the penis.
    — In mature Arion the atrium is divided into upper and lower atria, with the oviduct, spermatheca duct and epiphallus opening into the upper atrium.

词形变化

epiphalli plural

词源

From epi- + phallus.
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