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sen·sil·lum (s

n-s

n. pl. sen·sil·la (-s

)

A simple sensory receptor consisting of one cell or a few cells, especially a hairlike epithelial cell projecting through the cuticle of arthropods.

[New Latin snsillum, diminutive of Latin snsus, sense; see sense.]

sensillum [sɛnˈsɪləm]

n pl -la [-lə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)]

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