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pedicellus

pedicellus noun: the base of the antenna of some insects.

Noun

pedicellus

  1. The base of the antenna of some insects

Origin of pedicellus

Borrowed from Latin pedīcellus.

Questions about pedicellus

What does pedicellus mean?
Pedicellus means the base of the antenna of some insects.
What part of speech is pedicellus?
Pedicellus is a noun.

Words near pedicellus in the dictionary

  1. pedicellate
  2. pedicellated
  3. pedicellately
  4. pedicellation
  5. pedicelled
  6. pedicellus
  7. pedicels
  8. pedicide
  9. pedicides
  10. pediciid
  11. pediciids

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