opisthosoma

/ ɒˌpɪsθəˈsəʊmə /

noun

1. zoology the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid

Word History and Origins

Origin of opisthosoma¹

C19: from Greek opisthen behind + soma ¹

Example Sentences

The appendages of the 2nd somite of the opisthosoma absent, rarely minute and bud-like (some Amblypygi), never pectiniform.

From Project Gutenberg

No distinct respiratory stigmata behind the sterna of the 1st and 2nd somites of the opisthosoma.

From Project Gutenberg

Respiratory organs in the form of tracheal tubes opening by a pair of stigmata in the 2nd and 3rd somites of the opisthosoma.

From Project Gutenberg

Intromittent organ of male beneath sternum of the 1st somite of the opisthosoma.

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