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circumfila

circumfila is the plural of circumfilum.

Meaning of circumfilum

Noun

circumfilum (plural circumfila)

  1. A thread-like sensory organ found on nodes of the antennae of some midges in family Cecidomyiidae.
    • That circumfilum is bandlike on the first five flagellomeres but absent beyond.1993 June, Raymond J. Gagné, Fred D. Bennett, “Two New Species of Lestodiplosini (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Preying on Homoptera and Thysanoptera in Southern Florida”, in The Florida Entomologist...

Questions about circumfila

What is circumfila the plural of?
Circumfila is the plural of circumfilum.

Words near circumfila in the dictionary

  1. circumferring
  2. circumfers
  3. circumfetishism
  4. circumfetishist
  5. circumfetishists
  6. circumfila
  7. circumfilum
  8. circumfix
  9. circumfixal
  10. circumfixation
  11. circumfixations

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