osmeterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.

Word forms

osmeterium osmeteria osmaterium

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), ὀσμητός (osmētós, “smelled”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion).

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