metepisternumn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtɛpᵻˈstəːnəm/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdɛpəˈstərnəm/

Inflections: Plural metepisterna.

Forms: 1800s metaepisternum, 1900s– metepisternum.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, episternum n.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + episternum n.

Entomology.

The episternum of an insect's metathorax.

ΚΠ

1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 503 (caption) Metaepisternum.

1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants 21 It is possible to distinguish a metasternum, to which the coxa of the hind-leg is articulated, a metepisternum and a metepimeron.

1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 696 Defensive scent glands, opening in the adult on the metepisternum or metasternum.., are characteristic of most Heteroptera.

1982 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 13 280 Derodontidae is one of the most primitive of polyphagan families, exhibiting such archaic features as..mesocoxal cavities partly closed by the metepisterna.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metepisternum
释义	metepisternumn. Brit. /ˌmɛtɛpᵻˈstəːnəm/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdɛpəˈstərnəm/ Inflections: Plural metepisterna. Forms: 1800s metaepisternum, 1900s– metepisternum. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, episternum n. Etymology: < meta- prefix + episternum n. Entomology. The episternum of an insect's metathorax. ΚΠ 1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 503 (caption) Metaepisternum. 1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants 21 It is possible to distinguish a metasternum, to which the coxa of the hind-leg is articulated, a metepisternum and a metepimeron. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 696 Defensive scent glands, opening in the adult on the metepisternum or metasternum.., are characteristic of most Heteroptera. 1982 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 13 280 Derodontidae is one of the most primitive of polyphagan families, exhibiting such archaic features as..mesocoxal cavities partly closed by the metepisterna. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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