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n. [Gr. skolos, pointed object; phoreus, bearer](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)1. Complex sensilla consisting of a bundle of sensory cells whose endings are separated from the body by one or more accessory cells, that are receptive to mechanical stimuli; scolopidium.2. A sense organ perceiving continuous vibration; see tangoreceptor.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.