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distiflagellum

distiflagellum noun: the portion of an insect's antenna that is farthest from the body; the outermost segment of the flagellum.

Noun

distiflagellum (plural distiflagella)

  1. The portion of an insect's antenna that is farthest from the body; the outermost segment of the flagellum.
    • Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. […] Annulus number and the unique annulation pattern of the distiflagellum remained constant until adulthood.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 distiflagellum

pluraldistiflagella

Origin of distiflagellum

From disti- + flagellum.

Questions about distiflagellum

What does distiflagellum mean?
Distiflagellum means the portion of an insect's antenna that is farthest from the body; the outermost segment of the flagellum.
What part of speech is distiflagellum?
Distiflagellum is a noun.
What is the plural of distiflagellum?
The plural of distiflagellum is distiflagella.

Words near distiflagellum in the dictionary

  1. distie
  2. disties
  3. distiflagella
  4. distiflagellomere
  5. distiflagellomeres
  6. distiflagellum
  7. distigmine
  8. distil
  9. distill
  10. distill'd
  11. distillabilities

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