Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Help
|
Register
|
Login
Copy & paste this link to your blog or website to reference this page
Nearby Words
epigram
epigrammatic
epigrammatical
epigrammatise
epigrammatism
epigrammatist
epigrammatize
epigrammist
epigraph
epigrapher
epigraphic
epigraphical
epigraphist
epigraphy
epigyne
epigynous
epigynum
epigyny
epihyal
epikeratophakia
epil
epilachna
epilachna varives...
epilamellar
epilate
epilating wax
epilation
epilator
epilatory
epilemma
epilepsia major
epilepsia minor
epilepsy
epigynum
- 1 dictionary result
e⋅pig⋅y⋅num
/
ɪˈpɪdʒ
ə
nəm
/
Show Spelled Pronunciation
[
i-
pij
-
uh
-n
uh
m
]
Show IPA
Use
epigynum
in a Sentence
See web results for
epigynum
See images of
epigynum
–noun
Zoology
.
the chitinous plate in arachnids that covers the opening to the female genital tract.
Also,
ep⋅i⋅gyne
/
ˈɛp
ɪˌdʒaɪn
/
Show Spelled Pronunciation
[
ep
-i-jahyn
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1890–95;
< NL, equiv. to
epi-
epi-
+
-gynum
< Gk
-gynon,
neut. of
-gynos;
see
-gynous
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
epigynum
Search
another word
or see
epigynum
on
Thesaurus
|
Reference
»
active voice
»
epistle
»
scuttlebutt
»
surrealism
Facebook
Twitter
Follow us:
About
·
Privacy Policy
·
Terms of Use
·
Careers
·
Advertise with Us
·
Link to Us
·
Contact Us
[i-pij-uh-nuh
m] 