gonopodial

adjective

gon·​o·​po·​di·​al

¦gänə¦pōdēəl

variants or less commonly gonopodal

-dᵊl,

gəˈnäpədᵊl

: of, relating to, or being a gonopodium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin gonopodium + English -al

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