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scolopidium
noun
scol·o·pid·i·um
\ˌskäləˈpidēəm\
Definition of scolopidium
scolopidia
\-ēə\: a chordotonal organ
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Origin and Etymology of scolopidium
New Latin, from Greek skolop-, skolops stake, pale, anything pointed + New Latin -idium; akin to Greek skalops mole (animal)
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