scolopidium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects

Word forms

scolopidium scolopidia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops, “stake”) + -idium.

Related words

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