Berlese funnel

noun

Ber·​le·​se funnel

bər-ˈlā-zē-,

-sē-

: an apparatus that separates and preserves small insects found in ground litter and consists of a sieve placed over a funnel connected at the bottom to a preserving bottle

Word History

Etymology

after Antonio Berlese †1927 Italian entomologist

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