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Webster 1913 Edition


Parapleura


Parˊa-pleu′ra

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Parapleuræ
(#)
.
[NL. See
Para-
, and 2d
Pleura
.]
(Zool.)
A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.

Definition 2024


parapleura

parapleura

English

Noun

parapleura (plural parapleurae)

  1. (zoology) A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of certain insects.