gynaecophore Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gy`næ"co*phore noun (Also<
  • Gynaecophore
  • Gynæcophore
)
Etymology
Gr. the women's apartments + to bear.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some dioecious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa.

Webster 1913