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parapteron

parapteron noun: a small lateral sclerite on the thorax of an insect.

Noun

parapteron (plural paraptera)

  1. A small lateral sclerite on the thorax of an insect

Forms of parapteron

pluralparaptera

Words formed from parapteron

Questions about parapteron

What does parapteron mean?
Parapteron means a small lateral sclerite on the thorax of an insect.
What part of speech is parapteron?
Parapteron is a noun.
What is the plural of parapteron?
The plural of parapteron is paraptera.

Words near parapteron in the dictionary

  1. parapsychologist
  2. parapsychologists
  3. parapsychology
  4. paraptera
  5. parapteral
  6. parapteron
  7. parapterum
  8. parapterygoid
  9. paraptosis
  10. paraptotic
  11. parapublic

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