Difference between revisions of "brushes"
From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
m (1 revision: noun simple (largest file 2.4MB)) |
m (1 revision: import_noun-simple) |
||
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
|lexical category=noun, plural | |lexical category=noun, plural | ||
|etymology=Old French <i>broisse</i>, brushwood | |etymology=Old French <i>broisse</i>, brushwood | ||
− | |definition=1. A cluster of bristles, stout hairs or scales. | + | |definition=1. A [[cluster]] of bristles, stout hairs or [[scales]]. |
− | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> In Diptera, anterior | + | 2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) <i>a.</i> In Diptera, [[anterior]] “[[mouth]] bristles” of some mosquitoe larvae, that may or may not be [[prehensile]]; [[posterior]] or [[respiratory siphon]] [[area]] bristles. <i>b.</i> In Lepidoptera, [[anterior]] [[pheromone]] [[hair]]-like [[scales]] of noctuid moths, or [[posterior]] abdominal brush of smooth hairs, [[function]] unknown. |
+ | }} | ||
[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
+ | {{Concept scheme relation | ||
+ | |scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
brushes (noun, plural; Old French broisse, brushwood): 1. A cluster of bristles, stout hairs or scales.2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. In Diptera, anterior “mouth bristles” of some mosquitoe larvae, that may or may not be prehensile; posterior or respiratory siphon area bristles. b. In Lepidoptera, anterior pheromone hair-like scales of noctuid moths, or posterior abdominal brush of smooth hairs, function unknown.