Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology the ventral tube of the Collembola.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola.
- noun An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology A
sucker -likeorgan at the base of theabdomen ofinsects belonging to theCollembola . - noun zoology An
adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek κόλλα ("glue") + -φόρος ("carrier").
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Examples
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A sticky extra limb or appendage, called a collophore, enables springtails to adhere to surfaces such as the undersides of leaves.
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A sticky extra limb or appendage, called a collophore, enables springtails to adhere to surfaces such as the undersides of leaves.
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Others rely on the collophore to meet their respiratory and osmoregulatory needs.
Insecta (Aquatic) 2008
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