torma

noun

tor·​ma

ˈtȯrmə

plural tormae

-ˌmē,

-ˌmī

: either of a pair of small sclerites lying between the clypeus and labrum of a higher dipteran

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, socket, joint; akin to Greek tormos hole, socket, pivot

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