coeloconicum

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noun

A type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.

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Meanings

nouncoeloconicum (plural coeloconica)

plural coeloconica

  1. biologyA type of sensillum found in insects, including mosquitoes, ants, and centipedes, characterized by a peg or cone embedded within a pit, involved in detecting chemical or temperature changes.

    The selectivity of sensilla coeloconica olfactory sensory neurons was investigated and demonstrated sensitivity to fifteen vertebrate-related volatiles, including ammonia.

    2024 November 2, Wikipedia contributors, “Calyptra thalictri”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation
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coeloconicum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coeloconicum

MLA

“coeloconicum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coeloconicum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coeloconicum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coeloconicum.

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