torulus

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English

Etymology

From Latin torulus.

Noun

torulus (plural toruli)

  1. (zoology) The socket of an antenna.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of torus.

Noun

torulus m (genitive torulī); second declension

  1. a bulge, swelling, small elevation
  2. a tuft of hair
  3. a muscle
  4. sapwood

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Italian: tuorlo

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