gonopore

Noun

Meaning

gonopore (plural gonopores)

A small genital opening in the female of some insects etc.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

During copulation, the "male" individual uses his copulatory organ to transfer sperm to his partner's gonopore and fertilisation is internal. Source: Internet

They are longer, on average, than the Peripatopsidae and also have more leg pairs, numbering between 22 and 43—the gonopore is always between the penultimate pair. Source: Internet

They have between 13 and 25 pairs of legs, behind or between the last of which is the genital opening (gonopore). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gonopodial gonopodium gonopoietic Gonorhynchidae gonorhynchiform Gonorhynchus