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tetrasternum

tetrasternum noun: the second sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.

Noun

tetrasternum (plural tetrasterna)

  1. The second sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.
    • Sternum (Fig. 3): Tri-segmented with all segments sclerotized and convex. […] Second segment (tetrasternum) rounded, with 1 upper pair of strong setae and several setulae encircling the base (in some specimens the upper pair of setae do not differs in size from the basal setae).2014 August 1, Ana Caroline O. Vasconcelos, Alessandro P. L. Giupponi, Rodrigo L. Ferreira, “A new species of Charinus from Minas Gerais State, Brazil, with comments on its sexual dimorphism...

Forms of tetrasternum

pluraltetrasterna

Origin of tetrasternum

From tetra- + sternum.

Questions about tetrasternum

What does tetrasternum mean?
Tetrasternum means the second sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.
What part of speech is tetrasternum?
Tetrasternum is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrasternum?
The plural of tetrasternum is tetrasterna.

Words near tetrasternum in the dictionary

  1. tetrasquillids
  2. tetrastarch
  3. tetrastarches
  4. tetrastatin
  5. tetrasterigmate
  6. tetrasternum
  7. tetrastich
  8. tetrastichal
  9. tetrastichic
  10. tetrastichous
  11. tetrastichs

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