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scolopale

scolopale noun: a tube-like structure on the chordotonal organ of an insect.

Noun

scolopale (plural scolopalae or scolopales)

  1. A tube-like structure on the chordotonal organ of an insect.
    • The organ is composed of a somewhat restricted number of scolopalae, which are connected with sense cells that are also few in number.1948, Kjell Ehnbom, Studies on the Central and Sympathetic Nervous System and Some Sense Organs in the Head of Neuropteroid Insects
    • These scolopidia respond only to extreme depression of the tarsus and thus length differences of the scolopales can account for their angular sensitivity.1976, Peter John Mill, Structure and Function of Proprioceptors in the Invertebrates, page 348

Forms of scolopale

pluralscolopalae
pluralscolopales

Questions about scolopale

What does scolopale mean?
Scolopale means a tube-like structure on the chordotonal organ of an insect.
What part of speech is scolopale?
Scolopale is a noun.
What is the plural of scolopale?
The plural of scolopale is scolopalae.

Words near scolopale in the dictionary

  1. scollops
  2. scolopaceous
  3. scolopacid
  4. scolopacids
  5. scolopacine
  6. scolopale
  7. scolopendra
  8. scolopendras
  9. scolopendrasin
  10. scolopendrellid
  11. scolopendrid

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