propodeum

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noun

The first abdominal segment in wasps, bees and ants, fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma.

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Meanings

nounpropodeum (plural propodea)

plural propodea

  1. The first abdominal segment in wasps, bees and ants, fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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