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orbiculae

orbiculae is the plural of orbicula.

Meaning of orbicula

Noun

orbicula (plural orbiculas or orbiculae)

  1. A dorsal sclerite over a hymenopteran arolium; a hard exoskeletal feature with species-specific shape that overhangs and protects the adhesive tip of such an insect's leg and around which the claw(s) curl. Abbreviation "or" or "rb".
  2. (dated) A discina (brachiopod).

Questions about orbiculae

What is orbiculae the plural of?
Orbiculae is the plural of orbicula.

Words near orbiculae in the dictionary

  1. orbic
  2. orbical
  3. orbicle
  4. orbicles
  5. orbicula
  6. orbiculae
  7. orbicular
  8. orbicular stigma
  9. orbiculares
  10. orbiculares oculorum
  11. orbiculares orum

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