Circumfilum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Circumfilum is a noun meaning (entomology) A thread-like sensory organ found on nodes of the antennae of some midges in family Cecidomyiidae.
Meaning
(entomology) A thread-like sensory organ found on nodes of the antennae of some midges in family Cecidomyiidae.
Example Sentences
That circumfilum is bandlike on the first five flagellomeres but absent beyond.
Word Forms
- circumfila
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include funicle, cercus, filum, paracymbium, flagellomere, scalpellum.
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