JOHNSTON'S ORGAN


Meaning of JOHNSTON'S ORGAN in English

ˈjän(t)stənz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized J

Etymology: after Christopher Johnston died 1891 American physician

: a sense organ in the second antennal segment of insects that responds to movements of the antennal flagellum and serves as a flight-speed indicator

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