nervure
Botany, Zoology. a vein, as of a leaf or the wing of an insect.
Origin of nervure
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That part of the wing lying between the anterior margin and the post-costal nervure.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyA joint in the costal nervure of the wings of Coleoptera, where they bend to take a transverse fold.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe black shading along the median nervure is sometimes very conspicuous.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthStrictly speaking, the wings of the males of this group should, according to its name, present only a single nervure.
The other wing consists of a rigid nervure in front and behind of thin parchment which supports fine rods of steel.
British Dictionary definitions for nervure
/ (ˈnɜːvjʊə) /
entomol any of the stiff chitinous rods that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing; vein
botany any of the veins or ribs of a leaf
Origin of nervure
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