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单词 corbicula
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Definition of corbicula in English:

corbicula

nounPlural corbiculae kɔːˈbɪkjʊləkôrˈbikyələ
Entomology
  • another term for pollen basket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following the collection, the bees fly near the flower and move the resin ball from the mandible to one of the corbiculae.
    • The presence or absence of the corbiculae is a good way to determine the genus of female specimens.
    • She also has the ability to carry 2,000 to 3,000 pollen grains in her corbiculae.
    • Honey bees leaving the dispenser-fitted hive did wade through the pollen, but they readily started packing the pollen clinging to their body into their corbiculae.
    • She's loading pollen onto her corbiculae, hair-rimmed, basket-like structures on her back legs that hold the bright grains for transport to her colony.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin.

Definition of corbicula in US English:

corbicula

nounkôrˈbikyələ
Entomology
  • another term for pollen basket
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The presence or absence of the corbiculae is a good way to determine the genus of female specimens.
    • She also has the ability to carry 2,000 to 3,000 pollen grains in her corbiculae.
    • Honey bees leaving the dispenser-fitted hive did wade through the pollen, but they readily started packing the pollen clinging to their body into their corbiculae.
    • Following the collection, the bees fly near the flower and move the resin ball from the mandible to one of the corbiculae.
    • She's loading pollen onto her corbiculae, hair-rimmed, basket-like structures on her back legs that hold the bright grains for transport to her colony.

Origin

Early 19th century: from late Latin.

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