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Meaning of "prosternum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROSTERNUM

prəʊˈstɜːnəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROSTERNUM

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Prosternum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PROSTERNUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prothorax

The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites are the pronotum, the prosternum, and the propleuron on each side. The prothorax never bears wings in extant insects, though some fossil groups possessed wing-like projections. All adult insects possess legs on the prothorax, though in a few groups the forelegs are greatly reduced. In many groups of insects, the pronotum is reduced in size, but in a few it is hypertrophied, such as in all beetles, in which the pronotum is expanded to form the entire dorsal surface of the thorax, and most treehoppers, in which the pronotum is expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry. Similarly, in the Tetrigidae, the pronotum is extended backward to cover the flight wings, supplanting the function of the tegmina.

Definition of prosternum in the English dictionary

The definition of prosternum in the dictionary is the sternum of the prothorax of an insect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROSTERNUM

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROSTERNUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PROSTERNUM

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Synonyms and antonyms of prosternum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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前胸腹板
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proesterno
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подгрудок
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proesterno
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROSTERNUM»

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American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through ...
Pronotum with anterior tubulate portion lacking a longitudinal fold on each side; prosternum with vestiture on median line radiating from a central point, lying either behind, on, or before the posterior line of the tubulate portion ... Linogeraeus ...
Ross H. Arnett, JR, Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, 2002
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The Hydrophiloid Beetles: Phylogeny, Classification and a ...
Middle portion of prosternum steeply raised to form a flat non-carinate subrectangular tablet, that broadly separates the procoxae Quadristernum - Middle portion of prosternum more or less strongly tecti- form, carinate medially and narrowed ...
Michael Hansen, 1991
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Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
mentum emarginate, entirely covering the base of the maxilla; in our species ; prosternum not lobed in front. These species live under the bark of trees ; some of them I have found in California in decomposing stems of Cactaceas. The genus ...
‎1862
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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
A. Prosternum obtuser or scarcely angulnted on the sides, tip obtuse, (except in Cinyra,) mesosternum divided. 1. Mesosternum closely anchylosed with metasternum; antennal pores lateral. loptera. II. Mesosternal suture distinct; antennal ...
‎1860
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Classification of the Coleoptera of North America
mentum emarginate, entirely covering the base of the maxillae in our species; prosternum not lobed in front. These species live under the bark of trees ; some of them I have found in California in decomposing stems of Cactaceae. The genus ...
John Lawrence LeConte, 1862
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology
59): the ventral part of the prothoracic cavity prosternal corium, corium prosternale: the strong, durable membrane between the sclerites of the prosternum prosternal furrow, fossa prosternalis: l. the bilateral, longitudinal groove near the sides of ...
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999
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Discrimination of Genera of Euplectini of North and Central ...
Albert A. Grigarick, Robert O. Schuster. 3 a 5 a> o _J < -b-l Un — 1 - — 2 — -r-b- b _J 10 Diagram 6 LU — .Si < CD X m 12 GROUPC Sternite II with 4 foveae A. Venter of head and prosternum with median carina B. Venter of head and ...
Albert A. Grigarick, Robert O. Schuster, 1980
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Prosternum never mucronate, humeral angles distinct and margined : anterior tarsi simple ; spurs of anterior tibiae alike in both sexes. IV. Thorax narrowed behind, anterior femora toothed. Anterior angles of thorax subacuminate. E. sulcata ...
Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1859
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The entomological magazine
The whole upper part of the prothorax is occupied by a large convex plate, (le bouclier), which curves laterally, and inwards, until it meets the prosternum. The anterior part of the lateral margin unites with the alce of the prosternum; and, ...
‎1833
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A Contribution to the Biology of North American Vespine Wasps
The prosternum (Figs. 38, 40, 43, 44, 61-63, 66, 67, 76; Stl) is small and relatively simple, though the prosternal apophysis is large and complex. The body of the prosternum is a roughly oval plate of which the posterior margin and adjacent ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROSTERNUM»

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Researchers Discover New Species Of Praying Mantis In Rwanda
... on parts of legs and has different coloration patterns on the underside region, called the prosternum, where the front legs attach, according to Sci-News. «Counsel & Heal, May 14»
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Back to Basics: A Comparison of the Doberman Pinscher and …
Both breeds should have equal depth of body to length of leg, good shoulder layback and a well defined (Doberman), or distinctly marked by the prosternum ... «Dog Channel, May 14»
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Researchers Discover Three New Species of Rove Beetles from …
... or linear at apex, and circular or drop-shaped basally; prosternum longer than wide, with median procoxal fovea and lateral procoxal fovea; hind wing reduced ... «Entomology Today, May 14»
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