metathoracicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəθɔːˈrasɪk/,

/ˌmɛtəθəˈrasɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛdəθəˈræsɪk/,

/ˈˌmɛdəθɔˈræsɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, thoracic adj.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + thoracic adj., after metathorax n. Compare mesothoracic adj. and prothoracic adj.

Entomology.

Of or belonging to the metathorax of an insect.

ΚΠ

1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 972/2 The metathoracic segment.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 425 The metathoracic wings.

1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 1011 One of the large larvæ had moved and attached itself to the first abdominal segment of an ant larva which already bore a commensal around its metathoracic segment.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses iii. 53 The metathoracic spiracle located directly above the second pair of legs.

1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects iv. 100 Tympanal organs are located on..the ventral thorax between the metathoracic legs of mantids.

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

单词	metathoracic
释义	metathoracicadj. Brit. /ˌmɛtəθɔːˈrasɪk/, /ˌmɛtəθəˈrasɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəθəˈræsɪk/, /ˈˌmɛdəθɔˈræsɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, thoracic adj. Etymology: < meta- prefix + thoracic adj., after metathorax n. Compare mesothoracic adj. and prothoracic adj. Entomology. Of or belonging to the metathorax of an insect. ΚΠ 1839 G. Newport in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 972/2 The metathoracic segment. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 425 The metathoracic wings. 1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 1011 One of the large larvæ had moved and attached itself to the first abdominal segment of an ant larva which already bore a commensal around its metathoracic segment. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses iii. 53 The metathoracic spiracle located directly above the second pair of legs. 1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects iv. 100 Tympanal organs are located on..the ventral thorax between the metathoracic legs of mantids. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1839
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