- epigynial plate
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see epigynum.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
epigynial plate
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epigynium — n.; pl. yna [Gr. epi, upon; gyne, woman] (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) 1. A sclerotized structure of certain female spiders and mites, variable in form, covering the genital opening. 2. In mites also referred to as epigynial plate or genital plate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
