dististylus

English

Etymology

From disti-, from Latin distare (“to stand apart”) + Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”).[1]

Noun

dististylus (plural dististyli)

  1. (entomology) In mosquitoes, the distal segment of the gonopods.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology‎[1], 2005, page 300
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