aesthetasc

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noun

A specialized organ used to determine the concentration and direction of a smell.

“As coconut crabs live on the land, the aesthetascs on their antennae are shorter and blunter than those of other crabs and look more like those of insects.”

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Meanings

nounaesthetasc (plural aesthetascs)

plural aesthetascs

  1. anatomyA specialized organ used to determine the concentration and direction of a smell.

    As coconut crabs live on the land, the aesthetascs on their antennae are shorter and blunter than those of other crabs and look more like those of insects.

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APA

aesthetasc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetasc

MLA

“aesthetasc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetasc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aesthetasc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthetasc.

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