syringium

syringium
\\sə̇ˈrinjēəm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from syring- + -ium
1. : a muscular tubular organ connected with the mouth parts of hemipterous insects and used for the ejection of a poisonous salivary secretion
2. : a tubular organ on the body of some insect larvae from which an offensive fluid can be ejected

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  • syringium — n. [Gr. syrinx, pipe] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The salivary pump in Hemiptera. 2. An organ for ejecting disagreeable fluids in some insect larvae …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • syringium — sy·rin·gi·um …   English syllables

  • syringe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sprinkler, atomizer, spray[er]; enema, clysma, clyster, douche; needle, hypodermic; syringium. See water, cleanness, drugs. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. injector, medical instrument, blood drawing …   English dictionary for students

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