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vitrella

vitrella noun: one of the transparent lens-like cone cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.

Noun

vitrella (plural vitrellae)

  1. One of the transparent lens-like cone cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.
  2. A small glass capsule, holding a dose of a drug, that is smashed open for the contents to be inhaled.
    • vitrellae of amyl nitrate

Forms of vitrella

pluralvitrellae

Origin of vitrella

Diminutive of Latin vitrum (“glass”).

Questions about vitrella

What does vitrella mean?
Vitrella means one of the transparent lens-like cone cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.
What part of speech is vitrella?
Vitrella is a noun.
What is the plural of vitrella?
The plural of vitrella is vitrellae.

Words near vitrella in the dictionary

  1. vitrectomizing
  2. vitrectomy
  3. vitrector
  4. vitrectors
  5. vitreitis
  6. vitrella
  7. vitrellae
  8. vitreo-
  9. vitreo-electric
  10. vitreofoveal
  11. vitreograph

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