Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, the scutum of the mesonotum; the scutal sclerite of the mesothorax.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See
Illust. ofbutterfly .
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- noun zoology The
scutum ordorsal plate of themiddle thoracic segment of aninsect .
Etymologies
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meso- + scutum
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Examples
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Lateral lobes: the deflexed portions of pronotum that cover the sides of pro-thorax in many Orthoptera: in certain Hymenoptera, lie on each side of the parapsidal furrows of mesoscutum and = scapulae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Parapsidal furrows: longitudinal grooves on each side of the mesoscutum of Proctytrypidae separating the parapsides from the middle lobe.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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