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basiflagellum

basiflagellum noun: the portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.

Noun

basiflagellum (plural basiflagella)

  1. The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.
    • Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. Lengthening of the basiflagellum was achieved by the addition of two annuli per moult, generated by division of the basal annulus (meriston).2009 March, Dorit Hockman, Mike D. Picker, Klaus-Dieter Klass, Leonie Pretorius, “Postembryonic development of the unique antenna of Mantophasmatodea (Insecta)”, in Arthropod Structure & Development...
    • Morphologically, the antennae (Figs. 2, 3) (the average length, n = 4 for both species) in L. occidentalis are shorter (12.22 mm) in comparison to L. zonatus (15.67 mm). In L. occidentalis (Fig. 3a,c,e,g), the length of the particular segments is approximately: scape (2.61 mm), pedicel (3.86 mm)...2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two Leptoglossus species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Coreidae)”, in Scientific...

Forms of basiflagellum

pluralbasiflagella

Origin of basiflagellum

From basi- + flagellum.

Questions about basiflagellum

What does basiflagellum mean?
Basiflagellum means the portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.
What part of speech is basiflagellum?
Basiflagellum is a noun.
What is the plural of basiflagellum?
The plural of basiflagellum is basiflagella.

Words near basiflagellum in the dictionary

  1. basifiers
  2. basifies
  3. basifixed
  4. basiflagella
  5. basiflagellar
  6. basiflagellum
  7. basifugal
  8. basify
  9. basifying
  10. basigamous
  11. basigaster

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