colulus
colulus noun: a vestigial organ between the spinnerets in some spiders lacking a cribellum.
Noun
colulus (plural coluli)
- A vestigial organ between the spinnerets in some spiders lacking a cribellum.
- The generic key given here makes partial use of the above work, initially splitting the family into three groups of genera based on the presence or absence of the colulus.1985, Michael John Roberts, The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, page 172
Forms of colulus
| plural | coluli |
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Questions about colulus
- What does colulus mean?
- Colulus means a vestigial organ between the spinnerets in some spiders lacking a cribellum.
- What part of speech is colulus?
- Colulus is a noun.
- What is the plural of colulus?
- The plural of colulus is coluli.
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