arolium

noun

aro·​li·​um

əˈrōlēəm

plural arolia

-ēə

: a padlike lobe projecting between the tarsal claws of many insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, roll of cloth

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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