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Diverticulum -la: an oft-shoot from a vessel or from the alimentary canal usually blind or sac-like: applied to the caecal tubes or pouches: any extensions or evaginations of the hypodermic.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

In Endopterygota the wings commence their development as invaginations of the hypodermis, while in Exopterygota the wings begin—and always remain—as external folds or evaginations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

These two head-cavities are the only ones to be seen, in this animal, unless the small evaginations from their walls represent other cavities fused with these.

From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.

The vocal sacs are formed by a pair of posterolateral evaginations of M. submaxillaris; a broad connection between the pouches allows free passage of air between the pouches.

From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.