PTILINUM


Meaning of PTILINUM in English

-nəm noun

( plural ptili·na -nə)

Etymology: New Latin, probably from ptil- + Latin -inum (neuter of -inus -ine)

: a vesicular organ on the front of the head of flies that assists in rupturing the pupa case and shortly afterward shrinks away

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