- Prothoracic
- Prothoracic Pro`tho*rac"ic, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the prothorax. [1913 Webster]
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Prothoracic
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prothoracic gland — prothoracic gland. См. проторакальная железа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
prothoracic — adjective Date: 1826 of or relating to the prothorax … New Collegiate Dictionary
prothoracic — See prothorax. * * * … Universalium
prothoracic — pro·thoracic … English syllables
prothoracic — |prō+ adjective Etymology: New Latin prothorac , prothorax + English ic : of or relating to the prothorax … Useful english dictionary
prothoracic gland — noun Date: 1887 one of a pair of thoracic endocrine organs in some insects that control molting … New Collegiate Dictionary
prothoracic bristle — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, a bristle above each of the front coxae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prothoracic glands — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Specialized endocrine glands of larvae consisting of a pair of diffused glands at the back of the head, the thorax, or at the base of the labium producing the molting hormone (ecdysone); usually breakdown after the final… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prothoracic shield — see cervical shield … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
