helus

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helus

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From Ancient Greek ἧλος (hêlos, “nail”).

noun heli

rare In scarabaeoid larvae, a coarse fixed spine located near the haptomerum. The larvae of P. ferrieri exhibit remarkable features, including four protuberances on labrum, no helus on epipharynx, two scissorial teeth on each mandible, five stridulatory teeth plus a blunt protuberance on each maxilla, and the obtuse claws on the thoracic legs.

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@misc{helus_2026,
  title = {helus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}