pronotum

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ notum

Noun

pronotum (plural pronota)

The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
- 2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys‎:
  Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.

Derived terms

lateropronotum

Translations

dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects

French: pronotum (fr) m
Italian: pronoto m
Polish: przedplecze (pl) n
Romanian: pronot
Russian: проно́тум m (pronótum), переднеспи́нка f (perednespínka)
Spanish: pronoto (es) m

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