metaphragma

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noun

The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect

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Meanings

nounmetaphragma (plural metaphragmata)

plural metaphragmata

  1. The hindmost phragma of the thorax in an insect

    Thus, in the basal groups of Hymenoptera the metaphragma can vary from absent to well developed.

    2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From meta- + phragma.

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

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

Chicago

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

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