coxosternum

coxosternum
n. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
The abdominal sternum; a plate of compound origin that includes the areas of the limb bases; pleurosternum.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • coxosternal — adj. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Of or pertaining to the coxosternum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pleurosternum — n. [Gr. pleuron, side; sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A thoraxic sternal plate that facilitates the limb bases; the coxosternum; pleurosternal adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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