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propodeum

propodeum noun: the first abdominal segment in wasps, bees and ants, fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma.

Noun

propodeum (plural propodea)

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

Forms of propodeum

pluralpropodea

Questions about propodeum

What does propodeum mean?
Propodeum means the first abdominal segment in wasps, bees and ants, fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma.
What part of speech is propodeum?
Propodeum is a noun.
What is the plural of propodeum?
The plural of propodeum is propodea.

Words near propodeum in the dictionary

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

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