Postpetiole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Postpetiole is a noun meaning (anatomy, entomology) The second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
Meaning
(anatomy, entomology) The second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
Example Sentences
Moreover, the beetle uses a row of scrapers (placed on the proximal abdominal segment) (Fig 1, 1B3 and 1B4 ) rather than the single scraper (placed on the postpetiole, i.e. the third abdominal tergite) used by the ant (Fig 1, 1A3 and 1A4 ).
Word Forms
- postpetioles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include postpedicel, pedicel, petiole, stalk, peduncle, pseudopetiole.
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