pulvillus
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Origin of pulvillus
1685–95; < Latin, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion
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Plantula: a lobe of the divided tarsal pulvillus; one of the soles or climbing cushions of the foot: see arolium; pulviglus.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
There are beetles that simply put the pulvillus so flat against a smooth surface that it stays there by the pressure of the air above.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
Pulvilliform: having the appearance or structure of a pulvillus.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Extension plate: a structure at the base of the pulvillus whose function it is to extend it.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The little tarsus is like the tarsus of the hind leg with its claws and its pulvillus, only, of course, it is smaller.
From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner
Tarsus -i: the foot; the jointed appendage attached at the apex of tibia. bearing the claws and pulvilli.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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