proscutellum

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noun

The penultimate segment of the pronotum of an arthropod.

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Meanings

nounproscutellum (plural proscutella)

plural proscutella

  1. The penultimate segment of the pronotum of an arthropod.

Origin

pro- + scutellum

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APA

proscutellum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscutellum

MLA

“proscutellum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscutellum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proscutellum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proscutellum.

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