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pilifer

pilifer noun: a bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.

Noun

pilifer (plural pilifers)

  1. A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.

Forms of pilifer

pluralpilifers

Origin of pilifer

From pilo- + -i- + -fer.

Questions about pilifer

What does pilifer mean?
Pilifer means a bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.
What part of speech is pilifer?
Pilifer is a noun.
What is the plural of pilifer?
The plural of pilifer is pilifers.

Words near pilifer in the dictionary

  1. pilid
  2. pilidia
  3. pilidial
  4. pilidium
  5. pilids
  6. pilifer
  7. piliferous
  8. pilifers
  9. piliform
  10. piligerous
  11. pilikia

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