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metaphragmata

metaphragmata is the plural of metaphragma.

Meaning of metaphragma

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

Questions about metaphragmata

What is metaphragmata the plural of?
Metaphragmata is the plural of metaphragma.

Words near metaphragmata in the dictionary

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

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