genostyles

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genostyles (noun, plural; Greek genos, race; stylos, pillar): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In male Ephemeroptera, genital projections (consisting of 1-7 segments) initiated from the posterior corners of the 9th segment, functioning during copulation.