- unguitractor
- un·gui·trac·tor
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unguitractor
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unguitractor — n. [L. unguis, claw; tract, to pull] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A ventral sclerotized plate of the pretarsus from which arises the retractor muscles of the ungues or claws; also called unguitractor plate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
unguitractor tendon — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The tendon serving for attachment of the unguitractor to the pretarsal depressor muscle; apodeme … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
unguitractor — wəˌtraktə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: ungui + retractor : a sclerite of the insect pretarsus that is partially invaginated within the tarsus … Useful english dictionary
auxilia — n.; pl. lae [L. auxilium, aid] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Small plates between the unguitractor and the claws; the basipulvilli … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
calcanea — see unguitractor … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
empodium — n.; pl. dia [Gr. en, in; pous, foot] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A median bristle , spine or lobe like process arising ventrally at the apex of the last tarsal segment, usually from the unguitractor plate; see arolium, digitules … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
extension plate — see unguitractor plate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
extensor muscle — see unguitractor … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
extenso-tendon — see unguitractor tendon … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
