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trichoid

[ trik-oid ]

adjective

  1. resembling hair; hairlike.


trichoid

/ ˈtrɪkɔɪd /

adjective

  1. zoology resembling a hair; hairlike
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trichoid1

First recorded in 1850–55; trich- + -oid
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Example Sentences

There are four morphological types of antennal sensilla: large basiconic sensilla, small basiconic sensilla, coeloconic sensilla and trichoid sensilla. ab3 is a large basiconic sensillum containing two ORNs.

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