Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A reproductive aperture or pore, especially of certain insects and worms.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The reproductive orifice of the female, in nemathelminths.
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Examples
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The eggs, having already been transferred from the female's gonopore to her gills, await fertiliation as the sperm are passed over the gills.
Mollusca 2007
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The female system also produces eggs in the ovaries and transports via the oviduct to the gonopore.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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The ootype leads into the uterus which runs into the genital atrium and gonopore.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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The female part of the system is specialized into the gonopore (vagina), copulatory bursa and seminal receptacle for short and long-term sperm storage, respectively.
Platyhelminthes 2007
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The silicon tube was then carefully inserted into the female gonopore, now clearly visible as a white spot on the right side of the animal anterior to the right tentacle and male gonopore.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joris M. Koene et al. 2010
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The eggs, having already been transferred from the female's gonopore to her gills, await fertiliation as the sperm are passed over the gills.
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The eggs, having already been transferred from the female's gonopore to her gills, await fertiliation as the sperm are passed over the gills.
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