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Definition of rumule in English:
rumule
noun
Entomologyrare
A small rounded outgrowth on the integument of an insect larva or pupa.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From post-classical Latin rumula little teat from classical Latin ruma, variant of rumis teat, nipple, of unknown origin + -ula.
