hypopleural

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the hypopleuron.

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Meanings

adjectivehypopleural (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the hypopleuron.

    The key does not include any species without hypopleural bristles.

    1926, John Merton Aldrich, “Notes on Muscoid Flies with Retracted Hind Crossvein, with Key and Several New Genera and Species”, in Transactions of the American Entomological Society, volume 52, number 1, →JSTOR, pages 7–28

Origin

From hypopleuron + -al.

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APA

hypopleural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopleural

MLA

“hypopleural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopleural. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypopleural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopleural.

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