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coeloconicum

coeloconicum noun: a type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.

Noun

coeloconicum (plural coeloconica)

  1. A type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.
    • The selectivity of sensilla coeloconica olfactory sensory neurons was investigated and demonstrated sensitivity to fifteen vertebrate-related volatiles, including ammonia.2024 November 2, Wikipedia contributors, “Calyptra thalictri”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation

Forms of coeloconicum

pluralcoeloconica

Questions about coeloconicum

What does coeloconicum mean?
Coeloconicum means a type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.
What part of speech is coeloconicum?
Coeloconicum is a noun.
What is the plural of coeloconicum?
The plural of coeloconicum is coeloconica.

Words near coeloconicum in the dictionary

  1. coeloblastulas
  2. coelocapitular
  3. coeloconic
  4. coeloconica
  5. coeloconics
  6. coeloconicum
  7. coelodont
  8. coelodonts
  9. coelogastrula
  10. coelogyne
  11. coelogynes

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