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noun
A bee's pollen basket; in honeybees and close relatives, the corbiculae are located on the outer (lateral) surface of the hind tibia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
plural of corbiculum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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History
A learned borrowing from Latin corbicula, diminutive of corbis, a basket. Doublet of corbeil.
