pessulus
pessulus noun: a delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of some birds.
Noun
pessulus (plural pessuli)
- A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of some birds.
- The pessulus narrows greatly and becomes somewhat "keel-shaped" in the tracheobronchial junction1995, The Condor
- Sound is produced not by the internal but by the external tympaniform membranes; moreover, the pessulus is separate from the tympanum and is attached by the syringeal ligament to the connective tissue sheath enclosing the sternotrachealis muscles1982, Donald E. Kroodsma and Edward H. Miller, Acoustic Communication in Birds: Production, Perception and Design Features of Sounds
pessulus meaning in Tamil
pessulus in Tamil
- வளைமூடி
Forms of pessulus
| plural | pessuli |
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Origin of pessulus
Borrowed from Latin pessulus (“bolt (of a door)”).
Questions about pessulus
- What does pessulus mean?
- Pessulus means a delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of some birds.
- What is pessulus in Tamil?
- Pessulus in Tamil is வளைமூடி. See Pessulus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pessulus?
- Pessulus is a noun.
- What is the plural of pessulus?
- The plural of pessulus is pessuli.
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