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Definition of Cercus
1. n. See Cercopod.
Definition of Cercus
1. Noun. certain hair-like sensory structures on some types of insects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cercus
1. a sensory appendage of an insect [n CERCI] : CERCAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Cercus
1. 1. A stiff hairlike structure. 2. A pair of specialised sensory appendages on the 11th abdominal segment of most insects. Origin: Mod. L., fr. G. Kerkos, tail (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cercus
Literary usage of Cercus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1899)
"cercus. Ovipositor. Knd of abdomen from rear. Pronotum from side. ... cercus.
Pronotum from side. Tegmen of left side. Furcula from above. cercus. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological by Zoological Society of London Committee of Science and Correspondence, Committee of Science and Correspondence, Zoological Society of London (1850)
"cercus Leschenaultii, Cuvier, Oss. Foss. v. , from horns only. ... cercus Rusa
Timorensis, Mus. Leyden, 1845. Inhabits Java. lu all its states it was very ..."
3. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1921)
"8 is merely the cercus, en, of Fig. 4, while the plate labeled pr in Fig. ...
The cercus, en, of Fig. 8 is borne more laterally with respect to the basal ..."
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