JOHNSTON'S ORGAN


Meaning of JOHNSTON'S ORGAN in English

/jon"steuhnz/ , Entomol.

a sense organ in the second segment of the antenna of an insect, sensitive to movements of the antenna's flagellum, as when the insect is in flight.

[ named after Christopher Johnston (d. 1891), American physician ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .