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单词 sensillum
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sensillum

[ sen-sil-uhm ]
/ sɛnˈsɪl əm /

noun, plural sen·sil·la [sen-sil-uh]. /sɛnˈsɪl ə/.

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

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

Words nearby sensillum

sensibilia, sensibility, sensible, sensible horizon, sensible perspiration, sensillum, sensitive, sensitive fern, sensitiveness, sensitive plant, sensitivity
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British Dictionary definitions for sensillum

sensillum
/ (sɛnˈsɪləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons

Word Origin for sensillum

New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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