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Collophore

Col′lo-phore

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Noun.
[Gr.
κόλλα
glue +
φέρειν
to bear.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola.
(b)
An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.

Definition 2024


collophore

collophore

English

Noun

collophore (plural collophores)

  1. (zoology) A sucker-like organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola.
  2. (zoology) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.