The story
From met- (“after”) + infra- (“underneath”) + epi- (“on”) + Ancient Greek στέρνων (stérnōn, “breast”). By surface analysis, met- + infra- + epi- + sternum.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metinfraepisternum
Today it means: In Odonata, a ventral subdivision of the metepisternum. Full definition →