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trulleum

trulleum noun: a basin-shaped depression near the base of the mandible in certain ants.

Noun

trulleum

  1. A basin-shaped depression near the base of the mandible in certain ants.
    • On the dorsal surface of the mandible is the trulleum, a basin-shaped depression, and the mandalus, a small unpigmented area at the base.2005, Laurel Dianne Hansen, Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada, page 38
    • Trulleum A basin-shaped depression near the dorsal base of the mandible, close to its articulation.2016, Brian L. Fisher, Barry Bolton, Ants of Africa and Madagascar: A Guide to the Genera

Questions about trulleum

What does trulleum mean?
Trulleum means a basin-shaped depression near the base of the mandible in certain ants.
What part of speech is trulleum?
Trulleum is a noun.

Words near trulleum in the dictionary

  1. trulier
  2. truliest
  3. trull
  4. Trullan
  5. trullate
  6. trulleum
  7. trulli
  8. Trulliberian
  9. trullo
  10. trullos
  11. trulls

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