Orbicula
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orbicula is a noun meaning (zoology, dated) A discina (brachiopod).
Meaning
(zoology, dated) A discina (brachiopod).
More Meanings
- A dorsal sclerite over a hymenopteran arolium; a hard exoskeletal feature with species-specific shape that overhangs and protects the adhesive tip of such an insect's leg and around which the claw(s) curl. Abbreviation "or" or "rb".
Word Forms
- orbiculas
- orbiculae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include opercle, orbicularian, discina, orbiniid, discophore, ocoid.
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