androconium

American  

[an-druh-koh-nee-uhm] / ˌæn drəˈkoʊ ni əm /

noun

androconia plural

1. a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.

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Etymology

Origin of androconium

1875–80; < New Latin, equivalent to andro- andro- + -conium < Greek kónion, neuter of kónios dusty ( kóni ( s ) dust + -os adj. suffix)