urogomphus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Greek, oura (tail), gomphos (club).

Noun[edit]

urogomphus (plural urogomphi)

  1. A paired structure, in the larvae and/or pupae of certain coleopterans, which grows out of the tergum of the last body segment and projects beyond the tip.

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