submentum

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noun

The basal part of the labium of insects, which bears the mentum.

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Meanings

nounsubmentum (plural submenta)

plural submenta

  1. biologyThe basal part of the labium of insects, which bears the mentum.

Origin

From sub- + mentum.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with submentum

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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