"postabdomen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: postabdomens [plural], postabdomina [plural]
Etymology: post- + abdomen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|abdomen}} post- + abdomen Head templates: {{en-noun|s|postabdomina}} postabdomen (plural postabdomens or postabdomina)
  1. (zoology) The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax. Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms (part of a crustacean): abdomen
    Sense id: en-postabdomen-en-noun-ozUBd5p2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 53 47 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'part of a crustacean': 96 4
  2. (entomology) The terminal segments of the abdomen of an insect, modified for reproduction. Categories (topical): Entomology Synonyms (terminal segments of an insect): terminalia, hypopygium
    Sense id: en-postabdomen-en-noun-COKE6lUM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with post-: 53 47 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'terminal segments of an insect': 1 99

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