tymbal
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Owing to its passive in-flight actuation, this sound-producing organ is known as an 'aeroelastic tymbal'.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
They have a dedicated tymbal organ, and an abdominal air sac likely serves to amplify the sound.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2021
The tymbal muscles contract and relax, resulting in a series of clicks that create a cicada’s distinctive call.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
The tiger moth flexes the tymbal organ on either side of its thorax to produce clicks, which jams bat sonar and keeps the predators at bay.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 3, 2021
His instrument is called a tymbal, which produces a popping sound in his hollow abdomen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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