taenidium

noun

tae·​nid·​i·​um

-dēəm

plural taenidia

-dēə

: a spiral sclerotized fiber that stiffens the walls of the tracheae of insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek tainidion small ribbon, diminutive of tainia

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