Cercal
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
adjective (zoology)
of or relating to a tail
of or relating to the cerci
noun (pl) -ci (-siː)
one of a pair of sensory appendages at the tip of the abdomen of some insects and other arthropods
cercus cer·cus (sûr’kəs)
n. pl. cer·ci (sûr’sī, -kī)
A stiff hairlike structure.
Either of a pair of terminal, dorsolateral sensory appendages of certain insects, such as the female mosquito.
Read Also:
- Cercaria
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage. Historical Examples noun (pl) -iae (-ɪˌiː) one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult cercaria cer·car·i·a (sər-kâr’ē-ə) n. pl. cer·car·i·as or cer·car·i·ae (-ē-ē’) The parasitic larva of a trematode worm, having […]
- Cerci
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs. Historical Examples noun (pl) -ci (-siː) one of a pair of sensory appendages at the tip of the abdomen of some insects and other arthropods cercus cer·cus (sûr’kəs) n. pl. cer·ci (sûr’sī, -kī) […]
- Cercis
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree. Historical Examples noun any tree or shrub of the leguminous genus Cercis, which includes the redbud and Judas tree
- Cephalostat
cephalostat ceph·a·lo·stat (sěf’ə-lō-stāt’) n. See cephalometer.
- Cephalosporinase
cephalosporinase ceph·a·lo·spor·i·nase (sěf-ə-lə-spôr’ə-nās’, -nāz’) n. See penicillinase.