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nervuration

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[nur-vyuh-rey-shuhn] / ˌnɜr vyəˈreɪ ʃən /
Also nervulation

noun

Entomology.
  1. the arrangement of the veins in the wing of an insect.


Etymology

Origin of nervuration

First recorded in 1895–1900; nervure + -ation

Example Sentences

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In order that the organisable material can shape itself as a sheet of gauze and describe the inextricable labyrinth of the nervuration, there must be something better and more wonderful than a mould.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

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