Basiflagellum
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum.
"Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. Lengthening of the basiflagellum was achieved by the addition of two annuli per moult, generated by division of the basal annulus (meriston)."
Example
More examples"Antennae of first instar larvae comprised a smooth four-segmented basiflagellum and a seven-segmented, sensilla-rich distiflagellum. Lengthening of the basiflagellum was achieved by the addition of two annuli per moult, generated by division of the basal annulus (meriston)."
Etymology
From basi- + flagellum.
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