Pronotum

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  • n. the dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of coleoptera.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The anterior one of the three divisions of the notum of an insect, preceding the mesonotum; the dorsal or tergal section of the prothorax; the upper part of the first thoracic segment or prothoracic tergum.
  • n. See the adjectives.
    • Word Usage
    "The pronotum is the dorsal plate of the prothorax, forming a wide arc over the propectuses and encircling their pleural plates ventrally ("
    Cross Reference
    cruciate    producted pronotum   
    Variant
    coleoptera   
     
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