pilifern.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪlᵻfə/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪləfər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pilus , -fer comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin pilus hair (see pilo- comb. form) + -fer comb. form. Compare earlier piliferous adj.

Entomology.

Any of various small projections associated with the mouthparts of certain insects; esp. a small lateral projection on each side of the labrum of many lepidopterans.

ΚΠ

1895 J. H. Comstock & V. L. Kellogg Elements Insect Anat. 59 It bears two, tapering, cephalod-projecting points, the pilifers, rising from the ends of the transverse portion of the sclerite.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses v. 97 At its sides it [sc. the labrum] bears a pair of small lobes, pilifers (Plf), and in the center is a short, triangular lobe usually called the epipharynx.

1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. x. 137 Pilifer of choerocampine hawkmoths—A unique auditory organ, sensitive to ultrasonic frequencies, has been found in several species of Sphingidae.

2002 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 269 89 The labral pilifers and the labial palps form ultrasound-sensitive hearing organs in species of two distantly related hawkmoth subtribes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pilifer
释义	pilifern. Brit. /ˈpʌɪlᵻfə/, U.S. /ˈpaɪləfər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pilus , -fer comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin pilus hair (see pilo- comb. form) + -fer comb. form. Compare earlier piliferous adj. Entomology. Any of various small projections associated with the mouthparts of certain insects; esp. a small lateral projection on each side of the labrum of many lepidopterans. ΚΠ 1895 J. H. Comstock & V. L. Kellogg Elements Insect Anat. 59 It bears two, tapering, cephalod-projecting points, the pilifers, rising from the ends of the transverse portion of the sclerite. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses v. 97 At its sides it [sc. the labrum] bears a pair of small lobes, pilifers (Plf), and in the center is a short, triangular lobe usually called the epipharynx. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) I. x. 137 Pilifer of choerocampine hawkmoths—A unique auditory organ, sensitive to ultrasonic frequencies, has been found in several species of Sphingidae. 2002 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 269 89 The labral pilifers and the labial palps form ultrasound-sensitive hearing organs in species of two distantly related hawkmoth subtribes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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