buccula en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin buccula. By surface analysis, bucc(a) + -ula.
Meanings
- A fold of fat beneath the chin.
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in hemipterans, the ventroanterior part of the bug's head.
Figure 1. Lateral view of head, showing buccula of N. californicus.
1957 October 14, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 1957-10: Vol 30 Iss 4:Buccula rounded, without spiny projection at middle
1993, H Brailovsky, New genera and new species of Colpurini (Heteroptera: Coreidae) from the Fiji Islands and New Guinea:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bucculae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |