pulvillus

[puhl-vil-uhs]

noun

Entomology.

plural

pulvilli 

1. a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects.

pulvillus

/ pʌlˈvɪləs /

noun

1. a small pad between the claws at the end of an insect's leg

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulvillus¹

1685–95; < Latin, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulvillus¹

C18: from Latin, from pulvīnulus, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion

Example Sentences

Legs. d1 Coxa. d2 Trochanter. d3 Femur. d4 Tibia. d5 Tarsi. d6 Calcaria or Spurs. d7 Unguiculi or claws. d8 Pulvillus. e Front wing.

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Plantula: a lobe of the divided tarsal pulvillus; one of the soles or climbing cushions of the foot: see arolium; pulviglus.

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Pulvillus -i: soft, pad-like structures between tarsal claws: the cushions of short, stiff hair or other clothing on the underside of tarsal joints; rarely fleshy lobes: see arolium.

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Arolium -ia: cushion-like pads on the tarsi of many insects: one of the lobes of the pulvillus; in Orthoptera, used only for the terminal pad between the claws: see empodium; pulvillus; palmula; plantula; onychium, paronychium, pseudonychium.

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Pulvilliform: having the appearance or structure of a pulvillus.

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