osmeterium
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Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), ὀσμητός (osmētós, “smelled”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm
Noun edit
osmeterium (plural osmeteria)
- (zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.
Further reading edit
osmeterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
