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metapostnotum

metapostnotum noun: the postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite.

Noun

metapostnotum (plural metapostnota)

  1. The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite
    • The latter character system suggests another interpretation of the metapostnotum delimitation.2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of metapostnotum

pluralmetapostnota

Origin of metapostnotum

From meta- + postnotum.

Words formed from metapostnotum

Questions about metapostnotum

What does metapostnotum mean?
Metapostnotum means the postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite.
What part of speech is metapostnotum?
Metapostnotum is a noun.
What is the plural of metapostnotum?
The plural of metapostnotum is metapostnota.

Words near metapostnotum in the dictionary

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

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