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prosterna

prosterna is the plural of prosternum.

Meaning of prosternum

Noun

prosternum (plural prosterna)

  1. The ventral sclerite (plate) of the prothorax of an insect.

Questions about prosterna

What is prosterna the plural of?
Prosterna is the plural of prosternum.

Words near prosterna in the dictionary

  1. prostegostom
  2. prostein
  3. prostelic
  4. prostenoid
  5. prostereoisomerism
  6. prosterna
  7. prosternal
  8. prosternation
  9. prosternations
  10. prosternum
  11. prostetic

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