Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In entom., having, in addition to one or two small joints, a very large globose joint which bears a bristle: applied to inversatile or stiff antennæ so characterized.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having a round or globular tip.

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  • adjective zoology Having a round or globular tip.

Etymologies

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globe + -ferous.

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