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corbicula

[ kawr-bik-yuh-luh ]

noun

plural corbiculae [kawr-, bik, -y, uh, -lee].


corbicula

/ kɔːˈbɪkjʊlə /

noun

  1. the technical name for pollen basket
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • cor·bic·u·late [kawr-, bik, -y, uh, -lit, -leyt], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corbicula1

1810–20; < New Latin, little basket; corbeil
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corbicula1

C19: from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin corbis basket
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Example Sentences

On its shores are tortoises, mud-turtles, crayfish and innumerable sand-hoppers; and at varying depths in the lake several species of Melania, Melanopsis, Neritina, Corbicula and Unio have been found.

Most recently, an invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, blamed for algal blooms that clouded Lake Tahoe, has been found in Lake George.

Corbicula of humble bee 67   ,,  10-12.

Corbicula -um: a concave, smooth space, edged by a fringe of hairs arising from the margins of the posterior tibiae in bees, forming the pollen basket its function is to hold the collected pollen in place.

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