Definition of gena in English:
gena
nounPlural genae ˈdʒiːnəˈjēnə
Zoology The lateral part of the head of an insect or other arthropod below the level of the eyes.
Example sentencesExamples
- In summary, it is not only essential for determining the anterior border to the progression furrow but also for the morphogenesis of major parts of the dorsal and ventral (gena) head.
- The specimen is an external mold and tectonic flattening of the genae appears to have produced a greater width than length.
Derivatives
adjective
Zoology Genal regions are angular but are not developed into genal spines.
Example sentencesExamples
- Outside this angle the cephalic margin curves backward and outward, forming a notch beneath which the antenna may have emerged, then curves backward into the genal spine.
- The cephalon lacks definite genal spines, and the tail spine, insofar as it can be reconstructed, does not appear to have been very long relative to the body.
- The genal spine of the very smallest specimens is about as long as the remainder of the cheek, and remains distinct until late in meraspid ontogeny.
- Its posterior margin runs at right angles to the longitudinal axis, before swinging inwards to form distinct genal angles and a genal epimeron on the left-hand side.
Origin
Early 19th century: Latin, literally 'cheek'.