- eusternum
- eu·sternum
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eusternum
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eusternum — noun (plural eusterna) Etymology: New Latin, from eu + sternum : the anterior plate of a sternum of an insect : basisternum; also : any of certain other sclerites of the ventral part of the insect thorax … Useful english dictionary
sternal apophysis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of a pair of lateral apodemal arms of the eusternum marked by pits joined by a sulcus, thus dividing the eusternum into a basisternum and a sternellum; in higher insects they arise in the midline and separate internally … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antesternite — n. [L. ante, before; Gr. sternon, breastbone] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The anterior ventral plate or spicule; basisternum; eusternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endosternal ridge — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A Y shaped furca of higher insects, formed by the two apophyses of the eusternum arising together in the midline and only separating internally … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
laterosternite — n. [L. latus, side; Gr. sternon, breast; ites, part] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Lateral plates at the sides of the eusternum in Isoptera, Dermaptera, and Blattaria … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
presternum — n. [L. prae, before; Gr. sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The first subdivision of the eusternum, followed by the basisternum and sternellum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sternellum — n. [Gr. dim. sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A part of the eusternum posterior to the sternacostal suture … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
presternum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pre + sternum 1. : the anterior segment of the sternum of a mammal : manubrium 2. : the first division of the sternum of a thoracic segment of an insect … Useful english dictionary
