strigilis

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noun

An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.

OriginLatin strigilis →
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Meanings

noun
  1. An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.

Origin

  1. Latinstrigilis
  2. Englishstrigilis

From Latin strigilis.

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

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

Chicago

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

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