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metapodeon

metapodeon noun: the seventh segment of an insect.

Noun

metapodeon

  1. The seventh segment of an insect.
    • […] octoon short, less than half the length of the metapodeon; ennaton much longer than the octoon; decaton as long as the ennaton; […]1846, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology, Francis Walker, List of the Specimens of the Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum (page 85)

Questions about metapodeon

What does metapodeon mean?
Metapodeon means the seventh segment of an insect.
What part of speech is metapodeon?
Metapodeon is a noun.

Words near metapodeon in the dictionary

  1. metapneumoviruses
  2. metapneustic
  3. metapodal
  4. metapodals
  5. metapode
  6. metapodeon
  7. metapodes
  8. metapodia
  9. metapodial
  10. metapodiale
  11. metapodialia

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