pinna

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pinna (noun; plural pinnae; Latin feather): 1. A wing or fin.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) The part of the trumpet of Culicidae pupae from the apex to an imaginary line drawn approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis at the proximal margin of the spiracular opening.