metapleuron

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noun

An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect

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Meanings

nounmetapleuron (plural metapleura)

plural metapleura

  1. An exoskeletal plate on each side of the metathorax of an insect

Origin

From meta- + pleuron.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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