trichobothrium

noun

trich·​o·​bothrium

¦trikə+

plural trichobothria

: a sensory hair on an arthropod or other invertebrate

also : a sensory organ consisting of one or more such hairs together with its supporting structures

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from trich- + bothrium

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