orbicula
nounEtymology Misconstruction of Latin orbiculus, a back-formation from orbicle.
1
A dorsal sclerite over a hymenopteran arolium; a hard exoskeletal feature with species-specific shape that overhangs and protects the adhesive tip of such an insect's leg and around which the claw(s) curl. Abbreviation "or" or "rb".
- Derived terms
- orbicular