clava

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klāvə, klä-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cla•va  (klāvə, klä-),USA pronunciation n., pl. cla•vae (klāvē, klävī).USA pronunciation [Entomol.]
  1. Insectsthe two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
  • Late Latin clāva staff, club
claval, adj. 

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