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tubercle

Acanthocephala - detail - Acanthocephala declivis Centrodera decolorata Sinea spinipes D. furvus - Dicaelus furvus Crab Spider 3 - Xysticus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (T)
No Taxon tubercle
Pronunciation
TOO-bur-kuhl (IPA = tubərkəl)
Explanation of Names
From Latin tuberculum a small swelling--tuber a swelling, related to (?) tumeo, to swell (Jardine, Internet searches).
Identification
tubercle noun, plural tubercles, adjective tubercular - a small abrupt elevation of varying form, as on the surface of the insect integument.