resilin

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noun

An elastic protein found in the exoskeletons of insects, facilitating, for example, folding wings or jumping relatively great distances.

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Meanings

nounresilin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAn elastic protein found in the exoskeletons of insects, facilitating, for example, folding wings or jumping relatively great distances.
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APA

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