nervuration

Also ner·vu·la·tion

[nur-vyuh-rey-shuhn]

noun

Entomology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nervuration¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; nervure + -ation

Example Sentences

The order must therefore be ancient, and as no evidence is forthcoming as to the mode of reduction of the hind-wings, nor as to the stages by which the suctorial mouth-organs became specialized, it is difficult to trace the exact relationship of the group, but the presence of cerci and a degree of correspondence in the nervuration of the fore-wings suggest the Mecaptera as possible allies.

From Project Gutenberg

Nervuration: = nervulation and venation: q.v.

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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.

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