pulvillus

pulvillus
/pul vil"euhs/, n., pl. pulvilli /-vil"uy/. Entomol.
a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.
[1685-95; < L, dim. of pulvinus cushion]

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  • Pulvillus — Pul*vil lus, n.; pl. {Pulvilli}. [L., a little cushion.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Pulvillus [2] — Pulvillus, Cajus Horatius P., war 477 v. Chr. Consul, wo er siegreich gegen die Volsker u. Etrusker kämpfte; zum zweiten Mal 457 mit Q. Minucius Consul, hatten sie mit den unruhigen Tribunen Kämpfe zu bestehen, welche selbst bei einem Einfalle… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • PULVILLUS — Graece π`ροσκεφάλαιον, ὑπαυχένιον est. His insterni apud Veteres cubatorios consuevisse docet ad Martialem, l. 2. Epigramm. 14. Raderus, nec non Marc. Donatus ad Livium, l. 39. Unde parum diligenter luxum Romanorum descripserunt, qui haec in… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • pulvillus — [pul vil′əs] n. pl. pulvilli [pul vil′ī΄] [ModL < L, small cushion, contr. < pulvinulus, dim. of pulvinus, cushion] Zool. a cushionlike part between the tarsal claws of many insects, as dipterans pulvillar adj …   English World dictionary

  • pulvillus — n.; pl. li [L. pulvillus, little cushion] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the pad of the membranous lobe beneath the tarsal claw, arising from the base of each auxilia; see empodium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pulvillus — pul·vil·lus …   English syllables

  • pulvillus — pul•vil•lus [[t]pʌlˈvɪl əs[/t]] n. pl. vil•li [[t] ˈvɪl aɪ[/t]] ent a soft padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects • Etymology: 1685–95; < L, dim. of pulvīnus cushion …   From formal English to slang

  • pulvillus — /pʌlˈvɪləs/ (say pul viluhs) noun (plural pulvilli /pʌlˈvɪlaɪ/ (say pul viluy)) a cushion like pad or process on an insect s foot. {Latin, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion} …  

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