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Definition of Sensillum
1. a simple sense organ [n -LA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensillum
Literary usage of Sensillum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"... the invagination is very deep so that the cone is far within the body-wall (Fig.
147, e) ; intergrades between this form and the more common sensillum ..."
2. Lightness: the Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structures by Adriaan Beukers, Ed van Hinte (2005)
"The sensillum is integrated into the fibrous composite material which makes the
exoskeleton of the insect in such a way that it can transmit displacements ..."
3. Entomology: With Special Reference to Its Biological and Economic Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1906)
"116-125, taken from a recent paper by Schenk, whose useful classification of
antennal sensilla, or sense organs, is here outlined: 1. sensillum ..."
4. Entomology, with Special Reference to Its Ecological Aspects by Justus Watson Folsom (1922)
"118-127.—Types of antennal sensilla, in longitudinal section (excepting Figs.
121 and 122). Fig. 118, sensillum ..."
5. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1908)
"... capable of distinguishing between various degrees of atmospheric pressure, is
believed to reside in certain sensory structures, like the sensillum ..."
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