scolopidium

noun

scol·​o·​pid·​i·​um

ˌskäləˈpidēəm

plural scolopidia

-ēə

: a chordotonal organ

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek skolop-, skolops stake, pale, anything pointed + New Latin -idium; akin to Greek skalops mole (animal)

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