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—prosternal, adj./proh sterr"neuhm/, n., pl. prosterna /-neuh/, prosternums.the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.[1820-30; < NL; see PRO-1, STERNUM]
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Prosternum — Pro*ster num, n. [NL. See {Pro } and {Sternum}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prosternum — Thorax de l insecte Anatomie d une mouche tsé tsé : en bleu : le thorax … Wikipédia en Français
prosternum — n. [L. pro, before; sternum, breast bone] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The sternum, or ventral sclerite of the prothorax … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prosternum — pro·sternum … English syllables
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