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subcallus

subcallus noun: the lowest of the calli on the frons of some species of horse flies.

Noun

subcallus (plural subcalli)

  1. The lowest of the calli on the frons of some species of horse flies.
    • It is interesting to note that the presumed male of this species does not have shiny anterior tentorial pits but does have a pair of dark brown spots on the subcallus, these lacking in the female.1985, Richard C. Wilkerson, “A new species of Stenotabanus (Brachytabanus) (Diptera: Tabanidae) with a key to the species of the subgenus”, in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington...

Forms of subcallus

pluralsubcalli

Origin of subcallus

From sub- + callus.

Questions about subcallus

What does subcallus mean?
Subcallus means the lowest of the calli on the frons of some species of horse flies.
What part of speech is subcallus?
Subcallus is a noun.
What is the plural of subcallus?
The plural of subcallus is subcalli.

Words near subcallus in the dictionary

  1. subcalibre
  2. subcalicoblastic
  3. subcalli
  4. subcallosal
  5. subcallosum
  6. subcallus
  7. subcalossal
  8. subcalvarial
  9. subcalvarian
  10. subcamp
  11. subcampaign

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