sensilla
sensilla — 名詞
1. a tiny sense organ on the outer surface of an insect or other invertebrate, typi
感器
昆蟲體表的微小感覺構造
a tiny sense organ on the outer surface of an insect or other invertebrate, typically shaped like a hair, peg, plate, or cone, and made up of only a few cells linked to a nerve
Ryo sketched the sensilla he saw on the tip of a mosquito's antenna.
Ryo 畫下他在蚊子觸角尖端看到的感器。
A single sensilla on a honeybee's leg can detect the sweetness of a flower.
蜜蜂腿上的一個感器就能偵測到花朵的甜味。
sensilla + can detect [stimulus]
When a cockroach feels a draft, the sensilla on its back fire a warning.
當蟑螂感覺到一陣風，背上的感器就會發出警告訊號。
Diya counted over forty sensilla on one segment of the caterpillar's body.
Diya 數了毛毛蟲身體一節上的感器，超過四十個。
The moth uses the sensilla on its feathery antennae to find a mate in the dark.
飛蛾利用羽毛狀觸角上的感器在黑暗中尋找伴侶。
用法筆記
Sensilla is the usual singular form in English entomology; the Latin-derived plural is sensillae. Some textbooks use sensillum as the singular and sensilla as the plural instead.