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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The arrangement or distribution of veins (nerves), as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect. countable, uncountable

   "Some examples are very dark in colour, and then the pale neurations on the elytra become almost obsolete."

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nervationnervation

Example

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"Some examples are very dark in colour, and then the pale neurations on the elytra become almost obsolete."

Etymology

From neuro- + -ation.

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