metasoma

Noun

Meaning

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metasoma (plural metasomas)

(entomology) The posterior part of the body of an arthropod.

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Examples

Metasoma The metasoma (the "abdomen") of the ant houses important internal organs, including those of the reproductive, respiratory (tracheae), and excretory systems. Source: Internet

The mouth is between segments two and three. citation The opisthosoma consists of twelve or fewer segments that originally formed two groups, a mesosoma of seven segments and a metasoma of five, terminating with a telson or spike. Source: Internet

The body of a scorpion is divided into two parts ( tagmata ): the head ( cephalothorax ) and the abdomen ( opisthosoma ), which is subdivided into a broad anterior ( mesosoma ), or preabdomen, and a narrow taillike posterior ( metasoma ), or postabdomen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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