scolopidium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (skólops, “stake”) +‎ -idium.

Noun

scolopidium (plural scolopidia)

  1. (zoology) The most fundamental unit of a mechanoreceptor organ in insects
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