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1913
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Postscutellum
‖
Postˊscu-tel′lum
,
Noun.
[NL. See
Post-
, and
Scutellum
.]
(Zool.)
The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.
Definition
2024
postscutellum
postscutellum
English
Noun
postscutellum
(
plural
postscutella
)
(
zoology
)
The hindmost
dorsal
piece of a
thoracic
somite
of an
insect
; the
plate
behind the
scutellum
.
Related terms
postscutellar
Etymology
post-
+
scutellum
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