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arculus

arculus noun: a crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects.

Noun

arculus (plural arculi)

  1. A crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects
    • Wing length (the length from the costal end of the vein separating the arculus from the discoidal cell to the tip of the wing) and wing area were calculated for each of the four wings on each individual.2015, Christopher Hassall, Sean Brady, “Strong geographical variation in wing aspect ratio of a damselfly, Calopteryx maculata (Odonata: Zygoptera)”, in PeerJ, volume 3, →DOI

Forms of arculus

pluralarculi

Origin of arculus

Diminutive of Latin arcus (“bow, curve”).

Questions about arculus

What does arculus mean?
Arculus means a crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects.
What part of speech is arculus?
Arculus is a noun.
What is the plural of arculus?
The plural of arculus is arculi.

Words near arculus in the dictionary

  1. arcubisite
  2. arcubus
  3. arcubuses
  4. arcubusses
  5. Arcueil
  6. arculus
  7. arcure
  8. arcures
  9. Arcuri
  10. Arcuris
  11. arcus

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