nervule

[ nur-vyool ]

/ ˈnɜr vyul /

noun Zoology.

a small branch of a nerve in the wing of an insect.

Nearby words

nervous lobe, nervous nellie, nervous system, nervous wreck, nervously, nervule, nervuration, nervure, nervus, nervy, nesbit

Origin of nervule

First recorded in 1885–90; nerve + -ule

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