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taenidium

taenidium noun: the chitinous fibre forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects.

Noun

taenidium (plural taenidia)

  1. The chitinous fibre forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects

Forms of taenidium

pluraltaenidia

Origin of taenidium

From Latin taenia (“ribbon”) + -idium.

Words formed from taenidium

Questions about taenidium

What does taenidium mean?
Taenidium means the chitinous fibre forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects.
What part of speech is taenidium?
Taenidium is a noun.
What is the plural of taenidium?
The plural of taenidium is taenidia.

Words near taenidium in the dictionary

  1. taenicidal
  2. taenicide
  3. taenicides
  4. taenidia
  5. taenidial
  6. taenidium
  7. taeniform
  8. taenifuge
  9. taenifuges
  10. taeniid
  11. taeniids

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