neuration

neuration
/noo ray"sheuhn, nyoo-/, n.
venation, as of an insect's wings.
[1820-30; NEUR- + -ATION]

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  • Neuration — Neu*ra tion, n. (Biol.) The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neuration — see venation …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • neuration — neu·ra·tion …   English syllables

  • neuration — /njuˈreɪʃən/ (say nyooh rayshuhn) noun → venation. {neur + ation} …  

  • neuration —   n. nervation …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • neuration — n(y)üˈrāshən, n(y)ə noun ( s) Etymology: neur + ation : venation used especially of the veins of an insect s wing …   Useful english dictionary

  • Nervation — Ner*va tion (n[ e]r*v[=a] sh[u^]n), n. The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; neuration. [1913 Webster] The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their nervation, are frail characters if employed alone for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horismology — n. [Gr. horos, boundry; logos, discourse] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Scientific description of the neuration of insects wings; see orismology …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Micropardalis doroxena — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class …   Wikipedia

  • nervuration — ˌnərvyəˈrāshən noun ( s) Etymology: nervure + ation : the neuration of an insect s wing …   Useful english dictionary

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