‖ corbicula Entom.
(kɔːˈbɪkjuːlə)
Also, erroneously, corbiculum.
[L. corbicula, dim. of corbis basket.]
A part of the hinder leg of a bee adapted to carry pollen; = basket 7.
| 1816 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1828) II. xviii. 117 Their posterior tibiæ also want the corbicula and pecten. |
Hence corˈbiculate a., having or furnished with corbiculæ.