haematodocha

noun

hae·​ma·​to·​do·​cha

ˌhēmətōˈdōkə,

ˌhem-,

hēˌmatəˈ-

plural -s

: a fibrous elastic sac in the palpus of male spiders that is distended with hemolymph during pairing

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hemat- + Greek dochē receptacle

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