nervule

[ nur-vyool ]

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

Origin of nervule

1
First recorded in 1885–90; nerve + -ule

Words Nearby nervule

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How to use nervule in a sentence

  • There is also a slight projection at the extremity of the first median nervule.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The hind wing is tailed at the end of the third median nervule.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • On the edge of the first median nervule of the male, about its middle, there is a scent-pouch covered with scales.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The costal nervule invariably terminates at the external angle of this wing.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
  • The outer margin is black, with the fringes pale fulvous, checkered with black at the end of each nervule.

    The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland