mesosoma

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noun

The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.

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Meanings

nounmesosoma (plural mesosomas)

plural mesosomas

  1. biologyThe middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.

Origin

From meso- + soma.

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APA

mesosoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosoma

MLA

“mesosoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosoma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesosoma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesosoma.

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