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thyridium

thyridium noun: a spot in the wing veins of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera.

Noun

thyridium (plural thyridia)

  1. A spot in the wing veins of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera.
  2. A spot on both sides of the second abdominal tergite in ichneumonids

Forms of thyridium

pluralthyridia

Origin of thyridium

From Latin thyridium, from Ancient Greek θυρίδιον (thurídion), diminutive of θύρᾱ (thúrā, “door”).

Questions about thyridium

What does thyridium mean?
Thyridium means a spot in the wing veins of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera.
What part of speech is thyridium?
Thyridium is a noun.
What is the plural of thyridium?
The plural of thyridium is thyridia.

Words near thyridium in the dictionary

  1. thyreotropic
  2. thyridia
  3. thyridial
  4. thyridid
  5. thyridids
  6. thyridium
  7. thyristor
  8. thyristors
  9. thyro-
  10. thyroarytenoid
  11. thyroarytenoid muscle

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