One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.
A plate-like structure on the basal portion of a thoracic limb in certain Crustaceans, which forms or helps to form a receptacle for the egg.
[Greek] A plate-like structure on the basal portion of a thoracic limb in certain Crustaceans, which forms or helps to form a receptacle for the egg (zool.).