Etymology

pulvillus

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Today it means: One of the tiny cushions or pads on the feet of certain insects. Full definition →

Latin pulvillus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompulvillus“a little cushion”
  2. English todaypulvillus

From Latin pulvillus (“a little cushion”).

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