Example Sentences

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The researchers took Micro-CT scans of the heads of adult froghoppers and analyzed the morphology of their cibarial pump, a structure in their head that allows them to pull the xylem sap into their face.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Using the dimensions of the froghoppers’ cibarial pumps, the researchers calculated how much negative pressure the insects might be able to generate inside their head.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

CIBARIAL, referring to food My passions are cibarial From breakfast time till bed.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2015