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Where does “aedeagus” come from?

aedeagus (English) comes from New Latin aedeagus, from Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα — neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

aedeagus (English): A copulatory organ of some male insects

Definitions

  1. A copulatory organ of some male insects

Ancestry of “aedeagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinaedeagus—
2Ancient Greekαἰδοῖαneuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...

Words derived from “aedeagus”

  • aedeagal
Every word from Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα →