Definitions for sensillum

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sensillum sen·sil·lum

Spelling: [sen-sil-uh m]

IPA: /sɛnˈsɪl əm/

Sensillum is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in sensillum (eillmnssu).

Definitions for sensillum

noun

1. Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.

Origin of sensillum

New Latin (1895), equivalent to Latin sēns-, past participle stem of sentīre to sense + -ilum diminutive suffix