genual
English
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *ǵónu |
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin genuālis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin genū (“knee”).
Adjective
genual (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.
- 1996, E.E. Linquist, Eriophyoid Mites: Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, page 23:
- The phyllocoptine species Paraciota tetracanthae Mohanasundaram (1984) exemplifies a minimal number of leg setae in lacking all but the genual seta of leg I and the tarsal setae of both legs.
Related terms
Translations
pertaining to the knee