ptilina

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A form of ptilinum — A bladder-like pouch on the head of schizophoran flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ptilinum

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ptilina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptilina

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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