"sensillum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sensilla [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Sensillum, from New Latin sensillum, diminutive of Latin sēnsus (“perception, feeling”). Coined by German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist Ernst Haeckel in Systematische Phylogenie (1895). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Sensillum}} Borrowed from German Sensillum, {{der|en|NL.|sensillum}} New Latin sensillum, {{m+|la|sēnsus|t=perception, feeling}} Latin sēnsus (“perception, feeling”), {{coinage|en|Q48246|nocat=1}} Coined by German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician and artist Ernst Haeckel Head templates: {{en-noun|sensilla}} sensillum (plural sensilla)
  1. (zoology) A sensory receptor in certain invertebrates, especially arthropods. Wikipedia link: sensillum Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: sensilla Derived forms: chemosensillum, hygrosensillum, mechanosensillum, sensillum chaeticum, thermosensillum Translations (sensory receptor in invertebrates): sensillo [masculine] (Italian)

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