urstigmata

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urstigmata (noun, plural; singular urstigma; German ur, primitive; Greek stigma, mark): (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In Acari, sense organs between the coxae of the first and second pairs of legs; thought to be humidity receptors; Claparede organs.