gynaecophore

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gynaecophore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gynaecophore \Gy*n[ae]"co*phore\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"k[-o]*f[=o]r), n.
     [Gr. gynaikei^on the women's apartments + fe`rein to bear.]
     (Zool.)
     A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some
     di[oe]cious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of
     H[ae]matozoa.
     [1913 Webster]