metapleuronn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈplʊərɒn/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈplʊˌrɑn/

Inflections: Plural metapleura Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈplʊərə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈplʊrə/.

Forms: 1800s– metapleuron, 1900s metapleurum.

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

Etymology: < meta- prefix + pleuron n. Compare metapleural adj. and metapleure n.

Zoology.

1. Entomology. The lateral wall of the metathorax of an insect.

ΚΠ

1848 S. Maunder Treasury Nat. Hist. Gloss. 794/1 Metapleura, the lateral surfaces of the metathorax.

1926 Proc. Zool. Soc. 150 The line of demarcation between the metapleurum and the propodeum has been obliterated.

1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 24 Collectively they [sc. the pleurites] are termed the pleura and consist of the notopleuron, propleuron, mesopleuron, pteropleuron, metapleuron, [etc.].

1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 573 The metapleura [in the earwig] are almost horizontally arranged.

1992 Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 55 1 Line drawings of the head, metapleuron, spermatheca, ovipositor, clasper, and aedeagus are provided for each genus.

2. Zoology. = metapleure n. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1875 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 15 267 Metapleura, the upstanding hollow ridges or latero-ventral folds which, in Amphioxus, form the lateral margins of the ventral surface.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 888/1 (caption) Canals of metapleura exposed by cutting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metapleuron
释义	metapleuronn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈplʊərɒn/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈplʊˌrɑn/ Inflections: Plural metapleura Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈplʊərə/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈplʊrə/. Forms: 1800s– metapleuron, 1900s metapleurum. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, pleuron n. Etymology: < meta- prefix + pleuron n. Compare metapleural adj. and metapleure n. Zoology. 1. Entomology. The lateral wall of the metathorax of an insect. ΚΠ 1848 S. Maunder Treasury Nat. Hist. Gloss. 794/1 Metapleura, the lateral surfaces of the metathorax. 1926 Proc. Zool. Soc. 150 The line of demarcation between the metapleurum and the propodeum has been obliterated. 1951 C. N. Colyer & C. O. Hammond Flies Brit. Isles 24 Collectively they [sc. the pleurites] are termed the pleura and consist of the notopleuron, propleuron, mesopleuron, pteropleuron, metapleuron, [etc.]. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 573 The metapleura [in the earwig] are almost horizontally arranged. 1992 Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 55 1 Line drawings of the head, metapleuron, spermatheca, ovipositor, clasper, and aedeagus are provided for each genus. 2. Zoology. = metapleure n. Now rare. ΚΠ 1875 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 15 267 Metapleura, the upstanding hollow ridges or latero-ventral folds which, in Amphioxus, form the lateral margins of the ventral surface. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 888/1 (caption) Canals of metapleura exposed by cutting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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