As you may have noticed, above you will find words for "the flexible part of the dorsal body wall behind the rigid scutum in a hard tick, particularly a female, — the alloscutum is the part of the body wall that must stretch to accommodate the blood that the tick swallows when it engorges in preparation for laying eggs.". Hover the mouse over the word you'd like to know more about to view its definition. Click to find a better fitting word. Finally, thanks to ChatGPT, the overall results have been greatly improved.