Opisthogoneata

plural noun

Opis·​tho·​go·​ne·​a·​ta

əˌpisthəˌgōnēˈätə,

-ātə

: a primary division of Arthropoda comprising forms with single posterior genital aperture and including the insects and centipedes or sometimes only the latter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from opisth- + Greek gonē genitalia (from Greek gignesthai to be born) + New Latin -ata

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