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Pulvillus
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Pul-vil′lus
,Noun.
pl.
Pulvilli
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. [L., a little cushion.]
(Zool.)
One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.
Definition 2024
pulvillus
pulvillus
Latin
Noun
pulvillus m (genitive pulvillī); second declension (Diminutive of: pulvinus)
- little pillow
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pulvillus | pulvillī |
| genitive | pulvillī | pulvillōrum |
| dative | pulvillō | pulvillīs |
| accusative | pulvillum | pulvillōs |
| ablative | pulvillō | pulvillīs |
| vocative | pulville | pulvillī |
References
- pulvillus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pulvillus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- PULVILLUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “pulvillus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- pulvillus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray