postpetiole
postpetiole noun: the second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
Noun
postpetiole (plural postpetioles)
- The second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
- Moreover, the beetle uses a row of scrapers (placed on the proximal abdominal segment) (Fig 1, 1B3 and 1B4 ) rather than the single scraper (placed on the postpetiole, i.e. the third abdominal tergite) used by the ant (Fig 1, 1A3 and 1A4 ).2015 July 9, “The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of postpetiole
| plural | postpetioles |
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Origin of postpetiole
From post- + petiole.
Words formed from postpetiole
Questions about postpetiole
- What does postpetiole mean?
- Postpetiole means the second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
- What part of speech is postpetiole?
- Postpetiole is a noun.
- What is the plural of postpetiole?
- The plural of postpetiole is postpetioles.
Words near postpetiole in the dictionary
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