discal
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Wings long, with the discal areolets from the base to beyond the middle mostly vitreous, but having the veins bordered with brown.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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
Wings moderately broad, veins rather irregular; discal areolet large, quadrilateral; externo-medial veins, subanal vein, and anal vein very slight; subanal vein and anal vein united at some distance from the border.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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.
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