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metapleuron

metapleuron noun: an exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect.

Noun

metapleuron (plural metapleura)

  1. An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect

Forms of metapleuron

pluralmetapleura

Origin of metapleuron

From meta- + pleuron.

Words formed from metapleuron

Questions about metapleuron

What does metapleuron mean?
Metapleuron means an exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect.
What part of speech is metapleuron?
Metapleuron is a noun.
What is the plural of metapleuron?
The plural of metapleuron is metapleura.

Words near metapleuron in the dictionary

  1. metaplectic
  2. metapleura
  3. metapleural
  4. metapleure
  5. metapleures
  6. metapleuron
  7. metaplot
  8. metaploth
  9. metaplots
  10. metaplutonic
  11. metapneumonia

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