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clavola

[ klav-uh-luh ]

noun

, Entomology.
, plural clav·o·lae [klav, -, uh, -lee].
  1. the terminal, enlarged, usually club-shaped portion of a capitate, lamellate, or clavate antenna.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of clavola1

< New Latin, equivalent to Late Latin clāv ( a ) club + -ola, variant of -ula -ule
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Example Sentences

The last joints of the Clavola when suddenly larger than the rest.

When the Clavola of the Antenn grows gradually narrower towards the apex, and is arcuate or incurved so as to resemble a sickle.

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