Ptilinum Definition

noun

(zoology, entomology) A bladder-like pouch on the head of some flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium.

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Other Word Forms of Ptilinum

Noun

Singular:
ptilinum
Plural:
ptilina

Origin of Ptilinum

  • From Latin, from Ancient Greek [script?] (ptilon, “feather”).

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PPTPTI

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MUMNUM

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