SENSILLUM


Meaning of SENSILLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sen-ˈsi-ləm ]

noun

also sen·sil·la -ˈsi-lə

( plural sen·sil·la -ˈsi-lə ; also sen·sil·lae -ˈsi-(ˌ)lē)

Etymology: New Latin sensillum, diminutive of Medieval Latin sensus sense organ, from Latin, sense

Date: 1925

: a simple epithelial sense organ of an invertebrate (as an insect) usually in the form of a spine, plate, rod, cone, or peg that is composed of one or a few cells with a nerve connection

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.