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‖ corbicula Entom.|kɔːˈbɪkjuːlə| Also, erroneously, corbiculum. [L. corbicula, dim. of corbis basket.] A part of the hinder leg of a bee adapted to carry pollen; = basket 7.
1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) II. xviii. 117 Their posterior tibiæ also want the corbicula and pecten. Hence corˈbiculate a., having or furnished with corbiculæ. |