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English
Etymology
From sub- + genital.
Adjective
subgenital (comparative more subgenital, superlative most subgenital)
- Posterior or interior to, or beneath the genitalia
1920, American Entomological Society, Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, numbers 4-6, page 108:Central America, which has the male subgenital plate strongly asymmetrical, produced sinistrad.
1956, Robert Leslie Usinger, Aquatic insects of California, page 176:Pronotum with a checkered pattern of black on yellow; female subgenital plate moderately produced, slightly excavated at the middle.
1996, Richard W. Merritt, Kenneth W. Cummins, An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America, page 246:Sternum 8 extending over sternum 9 as a distinct subgenital plate.
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Adjective
subgenital m or f (masculine and feminine plural subgenitales)
- subgenital