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from The Century Dictionary.
- About the genitalia: as, the circumgenital glands of the Coccidæ, a series of grouped glands which open in the anal plate of female diaspine scale-insects about the genital opening.
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Coccidae, a more or less circular opening on the dorsal surface of the pygidium, varying in location as regards the circumgenital gland orifices: = anal orifice.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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