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sensillum
[ sen-sil-uhm ]
noun
, plural sen·sil·la [sen-, sil, -, uh].
- Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
sensillum
/ sɛnˈsɪləm /
noun
- a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sensillum1
< New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sensillum1
New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)
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