corbicula
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See also: Corbicula
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A learned borrowing from Latin corbicula, diminutive of corbis, a basket. Doublet of corbeil.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə
Noun[edit]
corbicula (plural corbiculae)
- (entomology) A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae are located on the outer (lateral) surface of the hind tibia.
Synonyms[edit]
Noun[edit]
corbicula
- plural of corbiculum
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- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English learned borrowings from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English doublets
- Rhymes:English/ɪkjʊlə
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- English lemmas
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- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
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- English non-lemma forms
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- English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on
- en:Animal body parts
- en:Bees