Etymology

epigyne

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Today it means: The external female sex organ in arachnids. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπί
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπί
  2. English todayepigyne

From modern Latin epigynum, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) + γυνή (gunḗ, “female”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπί all →

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