Difference between revisions of "valva"
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|lexical category=noun; plural <b>valvae</b> | |lexical category=noun; plural <b>valvae</b> | ||
|etymology=Latin <i>valva</i>, leaf of a folding door | |etymology=Latin <i>valva</i>, leaf of a folding door | ||
| − | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a valve in the external male genitalia; the coxite and the stylus | + | |definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a [[valve]] in the [[external]] [[male]] [[genitalia]]; the [[coxite]] and the [[stylus]] |
|see also=[[harpagones]]. | |see also=[[harpagones]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013
valva (noun; plural valvae; Latin valva, leaf of a folding door): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, a valve in the external male genitalia; the coxite and the stylusSee also: harpagones.
