syringium

noun

sy·​rin·​gi·​um

sə̇ˈrinjēəm

plural -s

1

: a muscular tubular organ connected with the mouth parts of hemipterous insects and used for the ejection of a poisonous salivary secretion

2

: a tubular organ on the body of some insect larvae from which an offensive fluid can be ejected

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from syring- + -ium

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