trulleum

English

Noun

trulleum

  1. A basin-shaped depression near the base of the mandible in certain ants.
    • 2005, Laurel Dianne Hansen, Carpenter Ants of the United States and Canada, page 38:
      On the dorsal surface of the mandible is the trulleum, a basin-shaped depression, and the mandalus, a small unpigmented area at the base.
    • 2016, Brian L. Fisher, Barry Bolton, Ants of Africa and Madagascar: A Guide to the Genera:
      Trulleum A basin-shaped depression near the dorsal base of the mandible, close to its articulation.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • trulleus
  • trullium, trulliō

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

trulleum n (genitive trulleī); second declension

  1. A basin, a washbasin

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trulleum trullea
Genitive trulleī trulleōrum
Dative trulleō trulleīs
Accusative trulleum trullea
Ablative trulleō trulleīs
Vocative trulleum trullea

References

  • trulleum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trulleum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • trulleum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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