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tritosternum

tritosternum noun: the sternite of the segment bearing the first pair of walking legs.

Noun

tritosternum (plural tritosterna)

  1. The sternite of the segment bearing the first pair of walking legs.
    • Sternum (Fig. 3): Tri-segmented with all segments sclerotized and convex. Tritosternum projected anteriorly, elongated and cone-shaped, with a large variation in the pattern of strong setae: 1 apical (1 pair is usually found), 2 median (1 pair can be found or be absent), 3 basal (1 or 2 can be...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 tritosternum

pluraltritosterna

Origin of tritosternum

From trito- + sternum.

Questions about tritosternum

What does tritosternum mean?
Tritosternum means the sternite of the segment bearing the first pair of walking legs.
What part of speech is tritosternum?
Tritosternum is a noun.
What is the plural of tritosternum?
The plural of tritosternum is tritosterna.

Words near tritosternum in the dictionary

  1. tritoons
  2. tritoqualine
  3. tritordeum
  4. tritoria
  5. tritorium
  6. tritosternum
  7. tritova
  8. tritovum
  9. tritoxide
  10. tritoxides
  11. tritozooid

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