collophore

[ kol-uh-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

, Entomology.

1. a ventral tubelike structure on the abdomen of a springtail.

Word History and Origins

Origin of collophore¹

1875–80; < Greek koll ( a ) glue + -o- + -phore

Example Sentences

That landing uses another distinctive springtail body part, a short wide tubelike organ called a collophore that sticks down out of the abdomen.

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