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papillule|pəˈpɪl(j)ʊl|
[ad. mod.L. papillula, dim. of papilla.]
A minute papilla; in Entom. applied to a small elevation or depression with a minute papilla in the centre. Hence paˈpillulate a., beset with papillules.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. 274 Papillule (Papillula), a tubercle or variole with an elevation in its centre. Papillulate (Papillulata), beset with many papillules. Ex. Elytra of Dynastes Hercules {female}. |