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‖ palmula Entom.|ˈpælmjʊlə|
[mod.L., dim. of L. palma palm.]
A process between the tarsal claws in certain insects.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxv. 692 You will find between the claws [of Lamellicorns] a minute but conspicuous joint terminated by two bristles which seem to mimic the ungula and its claws; these parts are what are denominated the palmula, plantula, and pseudonychia. 1895Cambridge Nat. Hist. V. 105 A lobe or process..very varied in different Insects, called empodium, arolium, palmula, plantula, pseudonychium, or pulvillus. |