oreillets

oreillets
n. pl. [F. dim. oreille, projection]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Lateral, spinose processes of male Anisoptera and some Zygoptera on the second abdominal tergite, presumed to act as copulatory aids; auricles.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • auricle — n. [L. auricula, little ear] 1. Any ear shaped structure or small lobe like appendage. 2. An atrium or chamber of the heart. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In Hymenoptera, a flat plate forming a part of the pollen basket or corbicula of honeybees. b …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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