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Definition of: pulvillus
(pul·vil′əs) noun plural ·vil·li (-vil′ī) Entomol.
One of a pair of adhesive pads between the claws of an insect's foot, as the paired cushions of a fly's foot. [<L, contraction of pulvinulus, dim. of pulvinus a cushion]
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