Pleuron (insect)
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Pleuron — may refer to: *Birthplace of Alexander Aetolus *A son of Aetolus in Greek mythologyIn zoological morphology, pleuron may also refer to : *Tergum of a crustacean when it overhangs the insertion of the limb on each side as a free plate *Pleuron… … Wikipedia
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
Pleuron — Pleu ron, n.; pl. {Pleura}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the sides of an animal. (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
Insect — For the Breed 77 album, see Insects (album). Insect Temporal range: 396–0 Ma … Wikipedia
pleuron — /ploor on/, n., pl. pleura /ploor euh/. Entomol. the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect. [1700 10; < Gk pleurón rib, (pl.) side] * * * … Universalium
pleuron — /ˈplurɒn/ (say ploohron) noun (plural pleura /ˈplurə/ (say ploohruh)) the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect. {Greek: side} …
Pleura — Pleuron Pleu ron, n.; pl. {Pleura}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the sides of an animal. (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Notopleuron — Diptera thorax: Notopleuron The notopleuron (plural notopleura) is a region on an insect thorax. They are used in characterizing species, particularly in the Family Diptera (true flies). The notopleuron is a thoracic pleurite (a sclerite is a… … Wikipedia