Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In entomology, metathoracic and sternal or ventral, as a sclerite of an insect's thorax; of or pertaining to the metasternum
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
metasternum .
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Examples
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Metasternal epimera: small sclerite separating the metasternal episterna from the ventral segments.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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