clava

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clava (noun; plural clavae; Latin clava, club): 1. Any club-shaped structure.

2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) The ventral mouth part of ticks.

3. (Arthropoda: Insecta) The terminal enlarged joints of the antenna

See also: clavola.