Definition of mesothorax in English:
mesothorax
noun ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraksˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraksˌmiːsə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraksˌmiːzə(ʊ)ˈθɔːraksˌmezōˈTHôraks
Entomology The middle segment of the thorax of an insect, bearing the forewings or elytra.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tufted is a classical Drosophila mutant characterized by a large number of ectopic mechanosensory bristles on the dorsal mesothorax.
- There is a rather extensive membranous area separating the sterna of the mesothorax and the metathorax.
- We compared the extent of pruinescence on the head, pterothorax (fused mesothorax and metathorax), and abdominal segments 1 to 10 between males of the two species.
- The first cutting position was across the mesothorax (the third segment) to view the anterior spiracle, and the spines between pro- and mesothorax.
- For this purpose a paper flag, made from a small piece of white cardboard is glued to the dorsum of the mesothorax in about vertical direction.
Derivatives
adjective
Entomology I removed both of the mesothoracic wings from the bodies of the females that had given or received significantly high rates of biting.
Example sentencesExamples
- Females then actively collect pollen from the newly mature anthers and pack it into special structures on their mesothoracic sternites, while the wingless males tunnel back through the fig wall.
- Alternatively, the isoform might be required in dorsal mesothoracic cells.
- The bithorax phenocopies show a transformation of metathoracic to mesothoracic segments, imitating the Ultrabithorax mutant phenotype.
- The postmating harm treatments used were ablation of a mesothoracic leg, ablation of an antenna, ablation of a wing, puncture of the abdomen, and puncture of the thorax.