discal
Britishadjective
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Hind wings with two vitreous spots, of which one is basal and the other discal.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Legs paler than the body; wings slightly greyish; veins pale, discal transverse vein straight, parted by about twice its length from the border and by more than twice its length from the præbrachial transverse.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
For the discal part, the direction of the induced electric current is the same in all, namely, from the circumference towards the centre.
From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Michael Faraday
Two of the leaves to which meat had not been given had their discal glands dry and much injured.
From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin
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 John. B. Smith
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