clavola
Americannoun
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the terminal, enlarged, usually club-shaped portion of a capitate, lamellate, or clavate antenna.
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Etymology
Origin of clavola
< New Latin, equivalent to Late Latin clāv ( a ) club + -ola, variant of -ula -ule
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Clava: a club; the enlarged apical joints of a clubbed antenna: = clavola.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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