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macrotrichium

macrotrichium noun: an innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.

Noun

macrotrichium (plural macrotrichia)

  1. An innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.

Forms of macrotrichium

pluralmacrotrichia

Origin of macrotrichium

macro- + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + -ium

Questions about macrotrichium

What does macrotrichium mean?
Macrotrichium means an innervated hair on the integument or wing membrane of an insect.
What part of speech is macrotrichium?
Macrotrichium is a noun.
What is the plural of macrotrichium?
The plural of macrotrichium is macrotrichia.

Words near macrotrichium in the dictionary

  1. macrotrauma
  2. macrotraumas
  3. macrotrend
  4. macrotrends
  5. macrotrichia
  6. macrotrichium
  7. macrotubule
  8. macrotubules
  9. macroturbulence
  10. macroturbulences
  11. macroturbulent

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