-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
-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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012