dististylus

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noun

In mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.

OriginLatin distare ← Ancient Greek στῦλος →
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Meanings

noundististylus (plural dististyli)

plural dististyli

  1. biologyIn mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστῦλος“pillar”
  2. Latindistare“to stand apart”
  3. Englishdististylus

From disti-, from Latin distare (“to stand apart”) + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”). By surface analysis, disti- + -style + Latin -us.

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dististylus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dististylus

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“dististylus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dististylus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dististylus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dististylus.

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