microtrichium

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noun

Any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.

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Meanings

nounmicrotrichium (plural microtrichia)

plural microtrichia

  1. Any of the minute, slender, tapered, flexible spicules closely covering the wing membrane of some insects and invertebrates.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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