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metaphragma

metaphragma noun: the hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect.

Noun

metaphragma (plural metaphragmata)

  1. The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect
    • Thus, in the basal groups of Hymenoptera the metaphragma can vary from absent to well developed.2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of metaphragma

pluralmetaphragmata

Origin of metaphragma

From meta- + phragma.

Words formed from metaphragma

Questions about metaphragma

What does metaphragma mean?
Metaphragma means the hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect.
What part of speech is metaphragma?
Metaphragma is a noun.
What is the plural of metaphragma?
The plural of metaphragma is metaphragmata.

Words near metaphragma in the dictionary

  1. metaphosphates
  2. metaphosphoric
  3. metaphosphoric acid
  4. metaphosphoric acids
  5. metaphotography
  6. metaphragma
  7. metaphragmal
  8. metaphragmata
  9. metaphrand
  10. metaphrase
  11. metaphrased

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