chordotonal [kawr-duh-tohn-l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- (of an insect) responsive to sound vibrations, as certain organs or parts.
Origin of chordotonal First recorded in 1885–90; chord1 + -o- + tonal Examples from the Web for chordotonal Historical Examples of chordotonal
The chordotonal organs of insects have been specially studied by Graber.
Walter Holbrook Gaskell
Chordotonal: responsive to vibrations; applied to the ear-like structures in Orthoptera,.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
This sphere of refractive material he calls the ‘capitellum’ of the chordotonal thread.
Walter Holbrook Gaskell