English Explanatory Dictionary

ptilinum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bladder-like pouch on the head of schizophoran flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium.

Pronunciation

/ˈ(p)tɪlɪnəm/ /(p)tɪˈlʌɪnəm/

Word forms

ptilinum ptilina

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ptilīnum, itself an adaptation of the French ptiline.

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