sensillum

[ sen-sil-uh m ]
/ sɛnˈsɪl əm /

noun, plural sen·sil·la [sen-sil-uh] /sɛnˈsɪl ə/.

Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.

Origin of sensillum

< New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix

Words nearby sensillum

sensibilia, sensibility, sensible, sensible horizon, sensible perspiration, sensillum, sensitive, sensitive fern, sensitive plant, sensitiveness, sensitivity

British Dictionary definitions for sensillum

sensillum
/ (sɛnˈsɪləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons

Word Origin for sensillum

New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ)