pseudostigma
/ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˌstɪɡmə/Zoology
noun
In certain mites (especially oribatids and trombiculids): either of a pair of pits in the integument, each serving as the socket of a sensillum (pseudostigmatic organ).
Origin
Late 19th century. From pseudo- + stigma. So called on account of the resemblance to a spiracle.
- nonpast
- non-pathogen
- non-pathogenic
- non-pathogenicity
- non-pathogenous
- non-patrial
- non-payer
- non-paying
- non-payment
- non-pedigree
- non-penetrative
- non-people
- non-peptide
- non-perception
- non-performance
- non-performer
- non-performing
- non-periodic
- non-perishable
- non-permanent
- non-permissive
- non-persistent
- non-person
- non-personal
- non-photosynthetic