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collophore
[ kol-uh-fawr, -fohr ]
noun
, Entomology.
- a ventral tubelike structure on the abdomen of a springtail.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collophore1
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Example Sentences
That landing uses another distinctive springtail body part, a short wide tubelike organ called a collophore that sticks down out of the abdomen.
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