orbicula (0 synonym found)

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Definition of orbicula:

(n) : A dorsal sclerite over a hymenopteran arolium; a hard exoskeletal feature with species-specific shape that overhangs and protects the adhesive tip of such an insect's leg and around which the claw(s) curl. Abbreviation "or" or "rb".
(n) : (zoology, dated) A discina (brachiopod).

Definition of orbicula:

(n) : A dorsal sclerite over a hymenopteran arolium; a hard exoskeletal feature with species-specific shape that overhangs and protects the adhesive tip of such an insect's leg and around which the claw(s) curl. Abbreviation "or" or "rb".
(n) : (zoology, dated) A discina (brachiopod).

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