pinaculum

noun

pi·​nac·​u·​lum

pə̇ˈnakyələm

plural pinacula

-lə

: one of the small chitinized plates on the integument of a caterpillar to which the body setae are attached

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pinac- + -ulum

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