sensillum
/sɛnˈsɪləm/
noun
- A simple sensory organ or receptor in insects and other arthropods that detects touch, smell, taste, or other stimuli.
- The mosquito uses its sensillum to detect carbon dioxide from a human's breath.
- Each sensillum on the ant's antenna is sensitive to different chemicals.
- Scientists studied the sensillum of the fruit fly to understand how it tastes food.
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