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phragma

phragma noun: a septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.

Noun

phragma (plural phragmas or phragmata)

  1. A septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.

Forms of phragma

pluralphragmas
pluralphragmata

Origin of phragma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φράγμα (phrágma).

Words formed from phragma

Questions about phragma

What does phragma mean?
Phragma means a septum, especially on the wall of the thorax of an insect.
What part of speech is phragma?
Phragma is a noun.
What is the plural of phragma?
The plural of phragma is phragmas.

Words near phragma in the dictionary

  1. Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
  2. phractolaemid
  3. phractolaemids
  4. Phrae
  5. phrag
  6. phragma
  7. phragmalin
  8. phragmalins
  9. phragmas
  10. phragmata
  11. phragmidiaceous

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