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discocellular

noun

Etymology

From disco- + cellular.

  1. borrowed from cellulāris
  2. prefixed as discocellular — “disco + cellular”

Definitions

  1. One of several short transverse veins forming the distal edge of the discal cell in the…

    One of several short transverse veins forming the distal edge of the discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

    • Lower discocellular of hind wing not or very slightly longer, often much shorter than the middle discocellular, always straight, not angled; middle discocellular long, oblique and usually angled near its upper end.
    • In this form the cell is said to be closed; however, if one or more of the discocellulars are absent, it is said to be open. The basal sections of the median vein have been lost in adult butterflies, [...]

  2. Pertaining to a discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA