genitalia

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genitalia (noun, plural; Latin genitalis, pertaining to procreation): 1. The sexual organs and associated structures.

2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In male and female spiders, the sclerotized genital structures.

3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Usually applied to the external sexual organs

See also: gonapophyses.