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androconium

[ an-druh-koh-nee-uhm ]

noun

, plural an·dro·co·ni·a [an-dr, uh, -, koh, -nee-, uh].
  1. a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies from which an odor attractive to females is emitted.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of androconium1

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

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