scolopophorousadj.
/ˌskɒləˈpɒfərəs/ Entomology.
Of a sensory end-organ: having the elongated tubular form of a scolopidium.
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scolopophorous1935
scolopoid1963
1935 R. E. Snodgrass Princ. Insect Morphol. xviii. 527 Scolopophorous sense organs are widely distributed in insects, but until recently they have not been reported in other arthropods.
1973 W. S. Romoser Sci. of Entomol. v. 122 A type of sensillum that is rather dramatically different from those already described is the scolopophorous or chordotonal organ.
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