pilifer

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noun

A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.

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Meanings

nounpilifer (plural pilifers)

plural pilifers

  1. A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.

Origin

From pilo- + -i- + -fer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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