English Explanatory Dictionary

pilifer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.

Word forms

pilifer pilifers

Etymology

From pilo- + -i- + -fer.

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