postscutellum

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ scutellum.

Noun

postscutellum (plural postscutella)

  1. (zoology) The hindmost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum.
    Synonyms: mesonotum, postnotum

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