osmeterium

English

Alternative forms

• osmaterium

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), ὀσμητός (osmētós, “smelled”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm

Noun

osmeterium (plural osmeteria)

1. (zoology) One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.

Further reading

• osmeterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia