pedicellus spines

pedicellus spines
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Hymenoptera and Diptera, sensory spines at the bases of the antennae that play a role in the perception of gravity and possibly current stimuli.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • ped|i|cel|lar|i|a — «PEHD uh suh LAIR ee uh», noun, plural i|ae « ee ee». any one of many small pincers which project from the base of the spines of echinoderms and have the functions of warding off foreign matter and seizing food. ╂[< New Latin pedicellaria < …   Useful english dictionary

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