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pinaculum

pinaculum noun: a chitin plate on the skin of a caterpillar.

Noun

pinaculum (plural pinacula)

  1. A chitin plate on the skin of a caterpillar.

Forms of pinaculum

pluralpinacula

Origin of pinaculum

From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax) + Latin -ulum.

Questions about pinaculum

What does pinaculum mean?
Pinaculum means a chitin plate on the skin of a caterpillar.
What part of speech is pinaculum?
Pinaculum is a noun.
What is the plural of pinaculum?
The plural of pinaculum is pinacula.

Words near pinaculum in the dictionary

  1. pinacothek
  2. pinacotheke
  3. pinacothekes
  4. pinacotheks
  5. pinacula
  6. pinaculum
  7. pinacyanol
  8. pinafore
  9. pinafored
  10. pinafores
  11. pinaforing

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