Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, the piece or pieces of a breast-bone which has several segments lying between the presternum and the xiphisternum: said chiefly of the segmented sternum of mammals.
- noun In entomology, the ventral or sternal sclerite of the mesothorax; the under side of the mesothorax, opposite the mesonotum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.
- noun (Zoöl.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The middle portion, or body, of the
sternum . - noun entomology The
ventral piece of the middle segment of thethorax .
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Examples
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Mesosulcus: a central longitudinal furrow of mesosternum in
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Metasternum, immediately behind the mesosternum epimera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Manubrium: in Coleoptera: that part of the mesosternum in Elateridae which forms the process for fitting into the cavity of the prothorax: in
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Mesosternal episterna: Coleoptera; on each side of mesosternum between anterior border and epimera; generally separated by a distinct suture.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Mesosternal lobes: in Orthoptera; = mesosternellum, q.v. Mesosternellum: in Orthoptera, two median lobes of the mesosternum, one on each side of the deep median notch: in general, the sternellum of the mesothorax.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Medipectus: the under side of meta-thorax: the mesosternum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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