androconium

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noun

A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones

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Meanings

nounandroconium (plural androconia)

plural androconia

  1. A specialised, glandular scale, on the forewings of some butterflies, that emits pheromones
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