sensillum

American

[sen-sil-uhm] / sɛnˈsɪl əm /

noun

Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.

sensillum British

/ sɛnˈsɪləm /

noun

a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons

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noun

sensilla

plural

Etymology

Origin of sensillum

< New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix

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