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Webster 1913 Edition


Prosternum

Pro-ster′num

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Pro-
and
Sternum
.]
(Zool.)
The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.

Definition 2024


prosternum

prosternum

English

Noun

prosternum (plural prosterna)

  1. (zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.