pilifer

English

Etymology

From pilo- +‎ -i- +‎ -fer.

Noun

pilifer (plural pilifers)

  1. A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.
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