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microtrichium

microtrichium noun: any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.

Noun

microtrichium (plural microtrichia)

  1. Any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.

Forms of microtrichium

pluralmicrotrichia

Words formed from microtrichium

Questions about microtrichium

What does microtrichium mean?
Microtrichium means any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.
What part of speech is microtrichium?
Microtrichium is a noun.
What is the plural of microtrichium?
The plural of microtrichium is microtrichia.

Words near microtrichium in the dictionary

  1. microtribological
  2. microtribology
  3. microtriches
  4. microtrichia
  5. microtrichial
  6. microtrichium
  7. microtrichome
  8. microtrichomes
  9. microtrichose
  10. microtrichosity
  11. microtrix

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