mastigium

 [ma-stij-ee-uhm]  

mas·tig·i·um

   [ma-stij-ee-uhm]
noun, plural mas·tig·i·a  [ma-stij-ee-uh] .
an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.
Origin:
1895–1900; < Neo-Latin < Greek mastīgion, diminutive of mástix whip
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