Juxta

Juxta

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wiktionary|juxtaLatin juxta put side by side

The juxta is an organ in the males of most Lepidoptera (i.e. moths) that supports the aedeagus, the organ used for reproduction in insects. The juxta is located between the two valvae.


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  • juxta- — ♦ Élément, du lat. juxta « près de ». juxta élément, du lat. juxta, près de . ⇒JUXTA , élém. formant Élém. tiré du lat. juxta « à côté de », qui entre dans la constr. d adj. appartenant à la lang. sc.; le 2e élém., adj. autonome, est parfois… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • juxtă — JÚXTĂ, juxte, s.f. Traducere juxtalineară a textelor greceşti şi latineşti. [var.: iuxtă s.f.] – Din lat. juxta aproape, lângă . cf. juxta[lineară]. Trimis de cata, 18.04.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  júxtă s. f., g. d. art. júxtei …   Dicționar Român

  • juxta — Element prim de compunere savantă cu semnificaţia lângă , alături . [< lat. iuxta]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 12.05.2005. Sursa: DN  JUXTA pref. lângă , alături . (< fr. juxta , cf. lat. iuxta) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • juxta- — [juks′tə] 〚Fr < L juxta, near, beside < IE * yugistos, superl. of base * yug , closely connected, var. of * yeug > YOKE〛 combining form near, beside, close by [juxtapose] * * * …   Universalium

  • juxta- — [juks′tə] [Fr < L juxta, near, beside < IE * yugistos, superl. of base * yug , closely connected, var. of * yeug > YOKE] combining form near, beside, close by [juxtapose] …   English World dictionary

  • Juxta — (lat., »daneben, dabei«), bei Lottozetteln, Lotterielosen und Wertpapieren der meist an der schmalen linken Seite befindliche, verschieden gemusterte Streifen, der bei Ausgabe des Loses oder Papieres von diesem teilweise getrennt wird. Der… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Juxta — (lat., »daneben«), meist gemusterte Bogenleiste, innerhalb welcher kleine Wertpapiere (Lotterielose etc.) abgeschnitten werden, um später ihre Echtheit durch Anlegen an die Stelle des Abschnitts, zu der sie in Schnittfläche und Muster passen… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • juxta- — prefix denoting proximity to. Example: juxta articular (near a joint). * * * [L. juxta near, close by] a combining form meaning situated near or adjoining …   Medical dictionary

  • juxta- — combining form Etymology: Latin juxta, adverb & preposition, near, nearby more at joust : situated near juxta articular juxtamedullary …   Useful english dictionary

  • juxta — n. [L. juxta, near] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Diptera, an eversible membranous distal section of the male intromittent organ. 2. In male Lepidoptera, a sclerotized plate at the base of the aedeagus; sometimes connected to the anellus by a thin… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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