nervuration

[ nur-vyuh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ˌnɜr vyəˈreɪ ʃən /

noun Entomology.

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

Nearby words

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

Also ner·vu·la·tion

[nur-vyuh-ley-shuh n] /ˌnɜr vyəˈleɪ ʃən/.

Origin of nervuration

First recorded in 1895–1900; nervure + -ation

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