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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtrul.le.um/, [ˈtrʊl.le.ũ]

Noun

trulleum n (genitive trulleī); second declension

  1. A basin, a washbasin

Inflection

Second declension.

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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