SINCE 1828
hypandrium
noun
hy·pan·dri·um
| \ hiˈpandrēəm, hīˈ-\
plural hypandria\ -ēə \
Definition of hypandrium
: a plate or modified area underlying the genitalia of a male insect
especially
: the fused coxites of the ninth abdominal segment when these form a ventral covering plate for the genitalia
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