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Meaning of "gonopod" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GONOPOD

ˈɡɒnəʊˌpɒd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GONOPOD

noun
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Gonopod is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GONOPOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gonopod

Gonopods are specialized male appendages in arthropods used in the transfer of sperm from male to female during copulation. As such, they are a type of intromittent organ.

Definition of gonopod in the English dictionary

The definition of gonopod in the dictionary is either member of a pair of appendages that are the external reproductive organs of insects and some other arthropods.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GONOPOD

amphipod · arthropod · copepod · decapod · endopod · gastropod · hexapod · iPod · isopod · macropod · phyllopod · protopod · pseudopod · rhizopod · sauropod · schizopod · steganopod · tetrapod · tylopod · uropod

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GONOPOD

gonococcal · gonococci · gonococcic · gonococcoid · gonococcus · gonocyte · gonoduct · gonof · gonophore · gonophoric · gonophorous · gonopore · gonorrheal · gonorrheic · gonorrhoea · gonorrhoeal · gonorrhoeic · gonosome · gonys · gonzo

WORDS THAT END LIKE GONOPOD

actinopod · brachiopod · branchiopod · cephalopod · chaetopod · chenopod · chilopod · diplopod · gasteropod · heteropod · lycopod · ornithopod · orthopod · pereiopod · pleopod · prosauropod · pteropod · scaphopod · stomatopod · theropod

Synonyms and antonyms of gonopod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GONOPOD»

Discover the use of gonopod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gonopod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Freshwater Crabs of West Africa: Family Potamonautidae
nal gonopod chamber. The basal (proximal) part of the subter- minal segment of gonopod 1 is very broad and flat and the lateral flap here is very narrow. The basal part of the subterminal segment of gonopod 2 lies positioned against the basal ...
Neil Cumberlidge, 1999
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Review of the Spirobolida on Madagascar, with descriptions ...
Key to the Hylekobolus species: 1 Telopodite of posterior gonopod apically with a greatly enlarged membranous area (y in Fig. 66B). Whole posterior gonopod unusually wide ............ ............................................................................... H.
Thomas Wesener, Henrik Enghoff, Petra Sierwald, 2009
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The Biology of Squat Lobsters
Their morphology and function differ between sexes. Males. Pleopods 1 and 2 ( Fig. 1.12), called gonopods, are typically modified as copulatory or spermatophore transfer organs. Gonopod 1 is absent in many genera. Pleopods 3–5 (Fig.
Gary Poore, Shane Ahyong, Joanne Taylor, 2011
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Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to ...
Male gonopod 1 stout, straight ; male gonopod 2 elongate, as long as or longer than gonopod 1 Eriphiidae ... p. 441 — Male gonopod 1 slender to stout, sinuous to straight ; male gonopod 2 shorter than gonopod 1 37 37. Male gonopod 1 ...
Gary Poore, 2004
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Advances in Decapod Crustacean Research
Articulating joint of first gonopod terminal article: poorly developed (0): prominent ( 1 ). 101. 'Panopeid' ornamentation on first gonopod distal end: absent (0): present ( 1 ). 102. First gonopod 6-shaped or geryonid-like in outline: absent (0):  ...
José P.M. Paula, Augusto A.V. Flores, Charles Fransen, 2001
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Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda III
Key to Epanercbodus species known from Taiwan (valid mostly for adult males) 1 Gonopod coxae unusually densely setose, while telopodite particularly stout: prefemoral, setose part at least half as long as entire telopodite (Figs 43, 44, 59, ...
Sergei I. Golovatch, Robert Mesibov, 2011
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Studies on Eumalacostraca: a homage to Masatsune Takeda
An unusual feature of adult male V. takedai is the well-developed exopod of gonopod 2, as evident in all adult males examined (fig. 2I). In-situ, with the gonopod 2 endopod inserted into gonopod 1, the gonopod 2 exopod lies flat against the ...
‎2012
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Crustaceans and the Biodiversity Crisis: Proceedings of the ...
Unlike other stomatopods examined, E. chacei and E. holthuisi have unique male gonopods. In male stomatopods, the endopod of the first pleopod is the gonopod. The gonopod consists of a proximal and distal lobe with the petasma located ...
Frederick R. Schram, Jan Carel von Vaupel Klein, 1999
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Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda 1
8 Body with 20 segments, paraterga 2 rather well developed, subsequent ones represented by lateral swellings at most; tergal trichome wanting. Collum small. Gonopod coxae virtually bare and reduced; telopodites strongly geniculate and ...
Sergei I. Golovatch, Robert Mesibov, 2009
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Zoogeography, Taxonomy, and Conservation of West Virginia's ...
(b.) 8.(a.) 8.(b.) Gonopod terminating in more than 2 elements; areola obliterated; chelae elongate; branchiostegal region of cephalothorax tuberculate . ... 2 Gonopod containing two straight terminal elements; marginal spines always present .
Zachary J. Loughman, Thomas P. Simon, 2011

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GONOPOD»

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6 Extra Pairs of Genitals Is Just Too Much of a Good Thing
Caption: Comparison of a normal millipede gonopod development with the mutant. A mistake early in development might create extra gonads. «Wired, May 15»
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Male sex organ distinguishes 30 millipede species
"The solenomere is the long twirly bit on the gonopod that disperses the sperm and has a distinctive shape per species," Dr Car says. «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Blue Land Crab Species Discovered on Christmas Island
... and male first gonopod characters,” wrote the study co-authors Dr. Peter Ng of the National University of Singapore and Dr. Peter Davie of the ... «Sci-News.com, Apr 12»
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How Millipedes' Legs Become Sex Members
... some males will even revert back to their immature stage—without the gonopods—to stave off starvation. A closeup of a millipede's gonopod. «National Geographic, Aug 11»
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