subabdominal

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ abdominal.

Adjective

subabdominal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Beneath the abdomen.
   • 1839, John Timbs, The year-book of facts in science and art, page 187:

     The larva has now two serratures, or spines, on the cephalothorax; the legs are the same as in the second stage, but the subabdominal fins are more developed, and the tail has acquired two leaflets on each side […]