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pulvillus

[ puhl-vil-uhs ]

noun

Entomology.
plural pulvilli
  1. 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

  1. a small pad between the claws at the end of an insect's leg
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pulvillus1

1685鈥95; < Latin, diminutive of 辫耻濒惫墨苍耻蝉 cushion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pulvillus1

C18: from Latin, from 辫耻濒惫墨苍耻濒耻蝉, diminutive of 辫耻濒惫墨苍耻蝉 cushion
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Example Sentences

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Legs. d1 Coxa. d2 Trochanter. d3 Femur. d4 Tibia. d5 Tarsi. d6 Calcaria or Spurs. d7 Unguiculi or claws. d8 Pulvillus. e Front wing.

From

Plantula: a lobe of the divided tarsal pulvillus; one of the soles or climbing cushions of the foot: see arolium; pulviglus.

From

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.

From

Extension plate: a structure at the base of the pulvillus whose function it is to extend it.

From

Extension sole: the pad-like pulvillus which may be extended by the extension plate through the pressure plate.

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