prophragma

prophragma
n. [Gr. pro, before; phragma, fence]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
The anterior dividing wall of cuticular material connecting the pro- and mesothorax.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • Prophragma — Pro*phrag ma, n.; pl. {Prophragmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, fence, screen. ] (Zo[ o]l.) An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Prophragmata — Prophragma Pro*phrag ma, n.; pl. {Prophragmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, fence, screen. ] (Zo[ o]l.) An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two divisions of the thorax of insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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