| 释义 |
hy·po·pyg·i·um
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈpijēəm\ noun
also hy·po·py·gid·i·um \“+pəˈjidēəm\
(plural hypopyg·ia also hypopygid·ia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + -pygium (from pyg- + -ium) or -pygidium (from Greek pygidion small rump) — more at pygidium
: a modified 9th abdominal segment of many insects with which the copulatory apparatus is associated; especially : such a modified segment together with the copulatory apparatus of a dipterous insect |