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canthellus

canthellus noun: a raised ridge of cuticle around the inner border of the trulleum in certain ants.

Noun

canthellus

  1. A raised ridge of cuticle around the inner border of the trulleum in certain ants.
    • The trulleum in many groups is closed along its inner (medial) border by a raised ridge of cuticle, the canthellus. The canthellus may extend to, and even fuse with, the base margin of the mandible (canthellus closed) or may fail to reach the basal margin (canthellus open).2016, Brian L. Fisher, Barry Bolton, Ants of Africa and Madagascar: A Guide to the Genera

Questions about canthellus

What does canthellus mean?
Canthellus means a raised ridge of cuticle around the inner border of the trulleum in certain ants.
What part of speech is canthellus?
Canthellus is a noun.

Words near canthellus in the dictionary

  1. canthazanthin
  2. canthectomy
  3. cantheism
  4. cantheist
  5. cantheists
  6. canthellus
  7. canthi
  8. canthic
  9. canthitis
  10. Cantho
  11. cantho-

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