pilifers

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A form of pilifer — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of pilifer
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