sensillum

[ sen-sil-uhm ]

noun,plural sen·sil·la [sen-sil-uh]. /sɛnˈsɪl ə/.
  1. Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.

Origin of sensillum

1
<New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for sensillum

sensillum

/ (sɛnˈsɪləm) /


nounplural -la (-lə)
  1. a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons

Origin of sensillum

1
New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)

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