Pronotum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pronotum is a noun meaning The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects.
Meaning
The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects.
Example Sentences
Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.
Word Forms
- pronota
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proepisternum, antepronotum, paranotum, lateropronotum, alinotum, pterothorax.
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