"osmeterium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: osmeteria [plural], osmaterium [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm Etymology: New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), ὀσμητός (osmētós, “smelled”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|-}} Latin, {{der|en|grc|ὀσμή||smell}} Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) Head templates: {{en-noun|osmeteria}} osmeterium (plural osmeteria)
  1. (zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.
    Sense id: en-osmeterium-en-noun-ePEPCEf~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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