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discal

British  
/ ˈdɪskəl /

adjective

  1. biology zoology relating to or resembling a disc; disclike

    discal cells

"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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A slender tongue must be directed obliquely from above into the spur, and it will enter the discal groove as a thread enters the eye of a needle.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

Bits of meat were then given them, and next day they were well inflected; notwithstanding that some of the discal glands had been rendered almost colourless.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

Discal area: of a wing applies especially to the more central portion, or that area covered by the discal cell.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Discoidal: relating to the disc, or middle = discal.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Discal vein: Lepidoptera; the cross-vein closing the discal or median cell extends from radius 5 to media 1.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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