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mechanosensillum

mechanosensillum noun: a mechanosensitive sensillum.

Noun

mechanosensillum (plural mechanosensilla)

  1. A mechanosensitive sensillum.
    • Olfactory sensilla are mainly localized on the antennae, and gustatory sensilla occur primarily on the labium and maxillar and mandibular palpi, rarely on the tarsi (in some insects). In contrast, the mechanosensilla and thermo-hygrosensilla have wider distribution on the insect's body³³.2023 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 mechanosensillum

pluralmechanosensilla

Origin of mechanosensillum

From mechano- + sensillum.

Questions about mechanosensillum

What does mechanosensillum mean?
Mechanosensillum means a mechanosensitive sensillum.
What part of speech is mechanosensillum?
Mechanosensillum is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanosensillum?
The plural of mechanosensillum is mechanosensilla.

Words near mechanosensillum in the dictionary

  1. mechanosensations
  2. mechanosense
  3. mechanosensed
  4. mechanosensilla
  5. mechanosensillae
  6. mechanosensillum
  7. mechanosensing
  8. mechanosensitive
  9. mechanosensitivities
  10. mechanosensitivity
  11. mechanosensor

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