scalpellum

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noun

One of the four filamentous organs in the proboscis of hemipterous insects.

OriginLatin scalpellum →
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Meanings

nounscalpellum (plural scalpella)

plural scalpella

  1. biologyOne of the four filamentous organs in the proboscis of hemipterous insects.

Origin

  1. Latinscalpellum
  2. Englishscalpellum

From Latin scalpellum. Doublet of scalpel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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