2. (Zo["o]l.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mesosternum — Thorax de l insecte Anatomie d une mouche tsé tsé : en bleu : le thorax … Wikipédia en Français
Mésosternum — Thorax de l insecte Anatomie d une mouche tsé tsé : en bleu : le thorax … Wikipédia en Français
mesosternum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; sternon, breast] 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In some Decapoda Brachyura, the median plate of the sternum. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, the ventral part of the mesothorax; between the fore and mid coxae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesosternum — noun a) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum. b) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax … Wiktionary
mesosternum — SYN: body of sternum. [meso + G. sternon, chest] * * * me·so·ster·num .mez ə stər nəm, .mēz , .mēs , .mes n, pl ster·na nə GLADIOLUS * * * meso·ster·num (mez″o ) (me″zo sturґnəm) corpus sterni … Medical dictionary
mesosternum — Median plate arising from sternum in many brachyurans [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Median plate of sternum in some brachyruan decapods [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On underside of cephalothorax in crab like (brachyuran) decapod, median… … Crustacea glossary
mesosternum — meso·sternum … English syllables
mesosternum — |me]zō, |mē], ]sō+ noun (plural mesosterna) Etymology: New Latin, from mes + sternum 1. : gladiolus 3 2. : the ventral piece of the mesothorax in insects … Useful english dictionary
sternum — /sterr neuhm/, n., pl. sterna / neuh/, sternums. 1. Anat., Zool. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the… … Universalium
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
