cymbial

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cymbial (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the cymbium.
    • 2015, Alfredo V Peretti, Anita Aisenberg, Cryptic Female Choice in Arthropods: Patterns, Mechanisms and Prospects:
      The male first inserted his cymbial hook into the laterally facing atrium on one side of the epigynum and then held it there while he inserted his conductor into the atrium on the opposite side.