gonopodium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gono- +‎ -podium (part resembling a foot).

Noun[edit]

gonopodium (plural gonopodia)

  1. (anatomy) A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction.

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