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discocellular en · ADJ

Etymology

From disco- + cellular.

Meanings

1. (dated, not-comparable) Pertaining to a discal cell in the wing of a lepidopteran insect.

discocellular en · NOUN

Etymology

From disco- + cellular.

Meanings

1. 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. 1901, Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius, On the Ethiopian Genera of the Family Striphnopterygidae, page 20:
   • 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, [...] 2016, Michael Braby, The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australia, →ISBN, page 5:

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