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episternum
[ ep-uh-stur-nuhm ]
episternum
/ ˌɛ±èɪˈ²õ³Ùɜ˲ÔÉ™³¾ /
noun
- the manubrium of the sternum in mammals
- another name for interclavicle
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ð±è¾±Ëˆ²õ³Ù±ð°ù²Ô²¹±ô, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of episternum1
Example Sentences
Prothorax: a, Episternum. b, Sternum. c, Coxa of fore-leg. d, Pronotum.
Mesothorax: e, Prescutum. f, Scutum. g, Scutellum. h, Post-scutellum. i, Mesophragma. j, Epimeron. k, Episternum. l, Coxa of middle leg.
Episternum, ep-i-ster′num, n. the interclavicle: the epiplastron: the presternum of mammals.—adj.
Episternum: the anterior and larger lateral thoracic sclerite between the sternum and notum.
Parapteron -era: small sclerites, articulated to the dorsal extremity of the episternum, just below the wings; absent on prothorax = the tegulae of Hymenoptera, and patagia of Lepidoptera: have been homologized with the elytra of Coleoptera.
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