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vein

Submitted by Ralph Harbach on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 23:49

Definition:

One of the tubular thickenings of a wing often containing blood, tracheae and nerves. The principal longitudinal veins of mosquitoes are the anal vein, costa, cubitus, media, radius and subcosta.

Synonyms:

nervure, wingvein
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