pulvillus

American

[puhl-vil-uhs] / pʌlˈvɪl əs /

noun

Entomology.

PLURAL

pulvilli

a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.

pulvillus British

/ pʌlˈvɪləs /

noun

a small pad between the claws at the end of an insect's leg

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Etymology

Origin of pulvillus

1685–95; < Latin, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion

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Legs. d1 Coxa. d2 Trochanter. d3 Femur. d4 Tibia. d5 Tarsi. d6 Calcaria or Spurs. d7 Unguiculi or claws. d8 Pulvillus. e Front wing.

From Project Gutenberg

Plantula: a lobe of the divided tarsal pulvillus; one of the soles or climbing cushions of the foot: see arolium; pulviglus.

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Pulvillus -i: soft, pad-like structures between tarsal claws: the cushions of short, stiff hair or other clothing on the underside of tarsal joints; rarely fleshy lobes: see arolium.

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Arolium -ia: cushion-like pads on the tarsi of many insects: one of the lobes of the pulvillus; in Orthoptera, used only for the terminal pad between the claws: see empodium; pulvillus; palmula; plantula; onychium, paronychium, pseudonychium.

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Pulvilliform: having the appearance or structure of a pulvillus.

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