arculus

A crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects

Noun

  1. A crossvein between the radius and cubitus near the base of the wing in certain insects
    • Wing length (the length from the costal end of the vein separating the arculus from the discoidal cell to the tip of the wing) and wing area were calculated for each of the four wings on each individual. - 2015,...

Origin

Diminutive of Latin arcus (“bow, curve”).

Forms

arculi

Related

arcana arcane