microtomentum

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noun

A very fine pubescence that appears as a color pattern except under high magnification.

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Meanings

nounmicrotomentum (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA very fine pubescence that appears as a color pattern except under high magnification.

    However, you can still separate these genera from Lucilia because the thorax of each genus (Cynomya and Cyanus) is covered with whitish microtomentum while it is not in Lucilia.

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Origin

From micro- + tomentum.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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