mastigium

[ma-stij-ee-uh m]

noun, plural mas·tig·i·a

[ma-stij-ee-uh] /mæˈstɪdʒ i ə/.

an extensible, lashlike, anal organ in certain caterpillars.

Origin of mastigium

1895–1900; < New Latin < Greek mastīgion, diminutive of mástix whip

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