pulvillus

noun

pul·​vil·​lus

ˌpəlˈviləs

plural pulvilli

-iˌlī

: a pad often covered with short hairs or an organ or process resembling or functioning like a cushion or sucker that occurs on an insect's foot between the claws of the last segment and often forms an adhesive organ

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, small cushion, diminutive of pulvinus cushion

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