furcasternum

furcasternum
n. [L. furca, fork; sternum, breast]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
1. In apterygote insects, that area of the thoracic sternum separated from the basisternum by the sternacosta.
2. In pterygote insects, the bases of the sternal apophyses form the furca, the sternacosta is lost, and the separation of the basisternum and furcasternum is usually obscure.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • furcasternum — fur·ca·sternum …   English syllables

  • furcasternum — |fərkə+ noun (plural furcasterna or furcasternums) Etymology: New Latin, from furca + sternum 1. : a part of the insect sternum bearing the furca 2. : the posterior plate of an insect sternum …   Useful english dictionary

  • basisternum — n. [L. basis, base; sternum, breastbone] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) That part of a thoracic sternum anterior to the sternacostal suture and/or the sternal apophyses; sternannum; antesternite; see furcasternum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • mesobasisternum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; basis, bottom; sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The basisternum of the mesothorax. 2. In Diptera, maybe separated from the mesofurcasternum by a secondary line of inflection; see furcasternum …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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