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metapostnotal

metapostnotal adjective: relating to a metapostnotum.

Adjective

metapostnotal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a metapostnotum
    • Certain bethylids groups posses a metapostnotal median carina ( pn3mc ; Figs 1A–1C, 2C and 2D ), which divides the metapostnotum into two larger areas, or an anteromedial elevation, but they do not correspond to an internal muscle insertion point.2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of metapostnotal

From meta- + postnotal.

Questions about metapostnotal

What does metapostnotal mean?
Metapostnotal means relating to a metapostnotum.
What part of speech is metapostnotal?
Metapostnotal is an adjective.

Words near metapostnotal in the dictionary

  1. metapopulation
  2. metapopulational
  3. metapopulations
  4. metapost
  5. metapostnota
  6. metapostnotal
  7. metapostnotum
  8. metaposts
  9. metapotamal
  10. metapragmatic
  11. metapragmatically

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