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androconium
[ an-druh-koh-nee-uhm ]
noun
, plural an·dro·co·ni·a [an-dr, uh, -, koh, -nee-, uh].
- 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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