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Entomology
The study of insects.
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ptilinum
Biology; Entomology
In Diptera an organ that can be inflated to a bladder-like structure and thrust out through a frontal suture of the head at the time of emergence from the puparium.
alula
Biology; Entomology
In insects (not birds) the outermost of the three flap-like outgrowths at the base of the wing in various flies: really a part of the wing membrane.
pretarsus
Biology; Entomology
In insects the terminal segment of the leg bearing the pretarsal claws.
spittle
Biology; Entomology
In insects, a frothy fluid produced by the nymphs of spittlebugs (Cercopidae).
skeletal muscle
Biology; Entomology
In insects, a muscle that stretches across the body wall and serves to move one segment on another.
appendix
Biology; Entomology
In insects, a short vein, especially a short continuation after the main vein has changed direction.
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