ˈtȯrmə noun
( plural tor·mae -ˌmē, -ˌmī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, socket, joint; akin to Greek tormos hole, socket, pivot — more at term
: either of a pair of small sclerites lying between the clypeus and labrum of a higher dipteran
ˈtȯrmə noun
( plural tor·mae -ˌmē, -ˌmī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, socket, joint; akin to Greek tormos hole, socket, pivot — more at term
: either of a pair of small sclerites lying between the clypeus and labrum of a higher dipteran
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012