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osmeterium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪəɹiəm

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”), ὀσμητός (osmētós, “smelled”) + -τήριον (-tḗrion).