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metaphragmal

metaphragmal adjective: relating to a metaphragma.

Adjective

metaphragmal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a metaphragma
    • Our results indicate that, according the position of the metaphragmal muscles, the metapostnotum in Bethylidae is medially expanded in the propodeal disc and has different forms of configuration.2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of metaphragmal

From metaphragma + -al.

Questions about metaphragmal

What does metaphragmal mean?
Metaphragmal means relating to a metaphragma.
What part of speech is metaphragmal?
Metaphragmal is an adjective.

Words near metaphragmal in the dictionary

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

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