trichosensillum

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noun

A sensory hair (in some beetles etc)

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Meanings

nountrichosensillum (plural trichosensilla)

plural trichosensilla

  1. A sensory hair (in some beetles etc)

Origin

From tricho- + sensillum.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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