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Definition of Alitrunk

Alitrunk
Alitrunk Al"i*trunk, n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zo["o]l.) The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax. --Kirby.

Meaning of Alitrunk from wikipedia

- historical reasons, in ants it is commonly referred to by the alternative name alitrunk. The mesosoma (thorax plus propodeum) and metasoma (remaining segments...
- cf. the related Dieldrin, Endrin, Isodrin algophagy Feeding on algae. alitrunk Name given to the thorax plus propodeum of 'wasp-waisted' aculeate Hymenoptera...
- fluid that then collects in a reservoir on the posterior of the ant's alitrunk. These reservoirs are also referred to as the bulla and vary in size between...
- Propodeum labelled within the alitrunk of an ant worker...
- mouthparts. The queens are similar in appearance to a worker, but the alitrunk (mesosoma) is enlarged. The queen measures 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) in...
- pyriformis is typically larger, the colour is darker and the head and alitrunk (a segment of the body where the wings are attached) are either dark reddish-brown...
- enlarged gaster, having a broadened head, very small eyes and worker-like alitrunk domatium in plants, tiny chamber produced by plants to house arthropods...
- projecting from the alitrunk, while the metapleural gland ****s are not notably raised, having a ridge leading to them. All of the alitrunk gland and spiracle...
- mesosoma. In the northern regions of New South Wales and Queensland, the alitrunk is reddish-violet, which shades into golden around the lower portions of...
- oligocenica male has an estimated body length of 7 mm (0.28 in), while the alitrunk is 2.3 mm (0.091 in). The head has an almost square outline, being slightly...