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{{Concept
|label=pulvillus
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-li</b>
|etymology=Latin <i>pulvillus</i>, little cushion
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Diptera, the [[pad]] of the [[membranous]] [[lobe]] beneath the [[tarsal claw]], arising from the [[base]] of each [[auxilia]]
|see also=[[empodium]].
}}
{{Concept scheme relation
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
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