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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSILLA

sensilla  [sɛnˈsɪlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSILLA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensilla is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENSILLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sensillum

A sensillum is an arthropod sensory organ protruding from the cuticle, or sometimes lying within or beneath it. Sensilla are divided in chemical, mechanical, thermal and visual.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSILLA


ancilla
ænˈsɪlə
axilla
ækˈsɪlə
axillar
ækˈsɪlə
bacillar
bəˈsɪlə
basilar
ˈbæsɪlə
canceller
ˈkænsɪlə
cypsela
ˈsɪpsɪlə
intermaxilla
ˌɪntəmækˈsɪlə
maxilla
mækˈsɪlə
maxillar
mækˈsɪlə
premaxilla
ˌpriːmækˈsɪlə
psylla
ˈsɪlə
salsilla
sælˈsɪlə
scilla
ˈsɪlə
Scylla
ˈsɪlə
tonsilar
ˈtɒnsɪlə
tonsillar
ˈtɒnsɪlə
vexilla
vekˈsɪlə
vexillar
ˈvɛksɪlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSILLA

sensi
sensibilia
sensibilities
sensibility
sensible
sensible horizon
sensible note
sensibleness
sensibly
sensile
sensillum
sensism
sensist
sensitisation
sensitise
sensitiser
sensitive
sensitive plant
sensitively
sensitiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSILLA

Anguilla
barilla
Barranquilla
Castilla
chinchilla
flotilla
gorilla
guerilla
guerrilla
Livia Drusilla
manilla
mantilla
manzanilla
Melilla
seguidilla
Sevilla
tortilla
vanilla
villa
zilla

Synonyms and antonyms of sensilla in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sensilla» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSILLA

Find out the translation of sensilla to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sensilla from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensilla» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensilla
570 millions of speakers

English

sensilla
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sensilla
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sensilla
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сенсиллы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensilla
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sensilla
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sensila
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sensillen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感覚子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sensilla
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sensila
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sensilla
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sensilla
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संवेदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sensilla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensilli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sensilla
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сенсілли
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sensilla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αισθητηρίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensilla
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sensilla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensilla
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSILLA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensilla

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSILLA»

Discover the use of sensilla in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sensilla and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ADVANCES IN INSECT PHYSIOLOGY APL
2.4.5 Sensilla on the antennae of adult Endopterygota (a) Lepidoptera The sensilla on the antennae of Lepidoptera generally fall into the categories shown in Table 18, though different authors have used different names. Apart from the trichoid ...
Michael J. Berridge, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1982
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
All type I insect sensilla presumably evolved from an epidermal hair (seta) and all their component parts are believed to be homologous. Traditionally, sensillar types have been classified on the basis of the morphology of their cuticular parts  ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
3
Functional Surfaces in Biology: Adhesion Related Phenomena ...
The hymenopteran manubrium is equipped with two types of trichoid sensilla called STA and STB. STA sensilla are articulated with the underlying cuticle through sockets. The sensilla are long, thin, and cristate, bent down around the folded ...
Stanislav Gorb, 2009
4
Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with Emphasis on Trichogramma
These structures are the same described more correctly as coeloconic sensilla in T. australicum (Amornsak et al. 1998), Trichogramma galloi Zucchi and Trichogramma pretiosum Riley (Cônsoli et al. 1999). Coeloconic sensilla are also known ...
Fernando L. Consoli, José Roberto Postali Parra, Roberto Antônio Zucchi, 2010
5
Insect Olfaction
The cuticular wall of these sensilla is traversed by numerous pores that give rise to pore tubules (SW-WP). 4.1.4 Sensilla in Lower Insects and Myriapods Sensilla of apterygote insects have been investigated mainly in Collembola (Altner and ...
Bill S. Hansson, 1999
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The Insects: Structure and Function
Most of the sensilla on the mouthparts are contact chemoreceptors (see Chapter 24), but mechanoreceptors are also common and olfactory sensilla are often present on the palps. Chordotonal organs (see Chapter 23), which probably function ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
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Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control
Table 1 Explanation of characters and character states. Code Character States A Sensilla trichodea A (STA) on orbicula 0 = absent; 1 = present B Number of STA ( when present) 0 = one; 1 = two; 2 = three or more C Sensilla trichodea B (STB) ...
Andrew Austin, Mark Dowton, 2000
8
Methods in Insect Sensory Neuroscience
11.3 TASTE RECEPTORS AND PERIPHERAL CODING The taste receptors responsible for detecting chemicals are housed in tiny hairs known as basiconic sensilla (singular: sensillum) and are found not only on the mouthparts, where they ...
Thomas A. Christensen, 2004
9
Elements of Entomology
On the basis of the differences in associated cuticular, structures the receptors are variously classified as trichoid sensilla, basiconic sensilla, campaniform sensilla, chordotonal sensilla, etc. 1. Trichoid sensillum. Most of the external sensilla ...
Dr. Rajendra Singh, 2007
10
Biology of Ticks
Mechanosensilla are sensilla with neurons that contain neurotubular cytoskeletons. The setal socket maybe innervated (sensilla chaetica) or not ( sensilla basiconica or sensilla trichoidea). In exclusively mechanosensory sensilla, the setal ...
Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSILLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sensilla is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dinosaur-times cockroach caught in amber, from Myanmar
All the leg segments were described as "extremely elongated and covered with dense setation (short trichoid hairs – sensilla chaetica)." As for the body, they ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
2
Novel Super-Sensitive Spider-Like Sensor detects Sounds
They said that spider's sense movements through an organ called 'slit sensilla', which is present in the joints of their legs. Mansoo Choi from Seoul National ... «Uncover Michigan, Dec 14»
3
Now humans can have 'spidey sense' too
The sensor, described Wednesday in the journal Nature, is inspired by an organ called the slit sensilla. These parallel slits, located near the joints of a spider's ... «Washington Post, Dec 14»
4
Spider-Inspired Sensor Detects Vibrations and Speech
Spiders have an organ called the "slit sensilla" near their leg joints that detects tiny vibrations in their environment. By mimicking the design of this organ, ... «Live Science, Dec 14»
5
When Did Insects Learn to Smell?
Using electron microscopy, Hansson's team looked at the architecture of sensilla, tiny cuticles on antennae that house sensory neurons. They found that the ... «Scientific American, May 14»
6
Dragonflies Lack 'Smell Center,' but Can Still Smell
Like the insect equivalent of a nose, these sensilla house olfactory neurons. When Rebora's team exposed the suspected sensilla to scents, they emitted nerve ... «Science News, Mar 14»
7
Honeybees Taste With Their Claws, No Sweet Tooth Necessary
Insects have hair-like structures on their body known as sensilla, which are sensitive to different substances because they have specialized receptor nerve cells. «iScienceTimes.com, Feb 14»
8
Do you have a sweet tooth? Honeybees have a sweet claw
Insects taste through sensilla, hair-like structures on the body that contain receptor nerve cells, each of which is sensitive to a particular substance. In many ... «Phys.Org, Feb 14»
9
Bees Have a Sweet Claw (Not Tooth)
The tasting happens via sensilla, which are hair-like structures on the bee's body that contain receptor nerve cells. These cells, in turn, are sensitive to particular ... «Discovery News, Feb 14»
10
Nose to Nose: Combinatorial Rules for Building a Complex System
On a fruit fly, olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) are arranged in a stereotypical pattern according to classes in the organs (sensilla) on the antennae. «Discovery Institute, Dec 13»

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