# tympanal organ

> hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane (tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons

**Wikidata**: [Q1784041](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1784041)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanal_organ)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tympanal-organ


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013