intersegment
nounEtymology From inter- + segment.
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Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology A telescoping section of an ovipositor, between its main segments.
- The intersegments are homologous to the transverse conjunctivae of the preabdomen. They are frequently equal in extent to the segments themselves, functioning as a membranous sheath for the inclusion of the segments when at rest, and acting as a telescopic extension for the lengthening of the ovipositor when in operation.1923, Memoir, numbers 68-77, page 59:
- Related terms
- intersection