postpedicel

Meaning

Noun

The third segment of the antenna of a fly, distal to the pedicel.

Origin

post- + pedicel
Proposed by entomologist Brian R. Stuckenberg in 1999 due to disputes about the homology of the structure formerly known as the first flagellomere or third segment of the antenna.

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