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scolopidium

scolopidium noun: the most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects.

Noun

scolopidium (plural scolopidia)

  1. The most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects

Forms of scolopidium

pluralscolopidia

Origin of scolopidium

From Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops, “stake”) + -idium.

Questions about scolopidium

What does scolopidium mean?
Scolopidium means the most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects.
What part of speech is scolopidium?
Scolopidium is a noun.
What is the plural of scolopidium?
The plural of scolopidium is scolopidia.

Words near scolopidium in the dictionary

  1. scolopendromorph
  2. scolopendromorphs
  3. scolopidal
  4. scolopidia
  5. scolopidial
  6. scolopidium
  7. scolopin
  8. scoloplacid
  9. scoloplacids
  10. scolopophore
  11. scolopophores

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