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propodeon

propodeon is the alternative form of propodeum.

Meaning of propodeum

Noun

propodeum (plural propodea)

  1. The first abdominal segment in wasps, bees and ants, fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma.

Forms of propodeon

pluralpropodea

Questions about propodeon

What is propodeon the alternative form of?
Propodeon is the alternative form of propodeum.

Words near propodeon in the dictionary

  1. propn.
  2. propns.
  3. propodal
  4. propodea
  5. propodeal
  6. propodeon
  7. propodeum
  8. propodi
  9. propodia
  10. propodial
  11. propodite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: propodeon (page history and authors); propodeum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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