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pulvillus
[ puhl-vil-uhs ]
noun
- a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.
pulvillus
/ 辫蕦濒藞惫瑟濒蓹蝉 /
noun
- a small pad between the claws at the end of an insect's leg
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of pulvillus1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of pulvillus1
Example Sentences
Legs. d1 Coxa. d2 Trochanter. d3 Femur. d4 Tibia. d5 Tarsi. d6 Calcaria or Spurs. d7 Unguiculi or claws. d8 Pulvillus. e Front wing.
Plantula: a lobe of the divided tarsal pulvillus; one of the soles or climbing cushions of the foot: see arolium; pulviglus.
Empodium: Diptera; the small process between the pulvilli: in Coleoptera; the bifid pseudotarsi between the claws: used also as = pulvillus; and see arolium, onychium, palmula, paronychium, plantula, pseudonychium and pulvillus.
Extension plate: a structure at the base of the pulvillus whose function it is to extend it.
Extension sole: the pad-like pulvillus which may be extended by the extension plate through the pressure plate.
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