Coxosternite
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coxosternite is a noun meaning (zoology) A basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.
Meaning
(zoology) A basal plate making up the maxillae in some insects or the first pair of legs of Chilopoda, formed from the fused coxae of each leg plus the ventral body plate, the sternite.
Word Forms
- coxosternites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coxosternum, urosternite, endosternite, syntergosternite, acrosternite, oostegite.
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