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Definition of metasternum

metasternum
Xiphisternum Xiph"i*ster"num, n.; pl. Xiphisterna. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. (b) The xiphiplastron. -- Xiph"i*ster"nala.
Metasternum
Metasternum Met`a*ster"num, n. [Pref. meta- + sternum.] 1. (Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.

Meaning of metasternum from wikipedia

- prin****l sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the metanotum (dorsal), the metasternum (ventral), and the metapleuron (lateral) on each side. The metathorax...
- (/ˈzɪfɔɪd/), also referred to as the ensiform process, xiphisternum, or metasternum, constitutes a small cartilaginous process (extension) located in the...
- Thoracic and abdominal sterna of a beetle. A Mesosternum, B Metasternum, 1 first abdominal sternite, 2-6 rest of sternites...
- stereotype, stereotypic, steric stern- breastbone Gr**** στέρνον (stérnon) metasternum, prosternum, sternum stern-, strat- spread, strew Latin sternere, stratus...
- divided. Unlike Carabidae, they do not have a transverse suture on their metasternum. They also lack the keel-like feature between the legs of many hydrophilids...
- mesosternum is concealed except for a very short intercoxal process. The metasternum is elongate with wide episterna. The abdomen has five distinct segments...
- abdomen of a water strider can have several segments and contains both the metasternum and omphalium. Gerridae have front, middle, and back legs. The front...
- glands,and is expelled through openings located on the distal part of the metasternum, near the hind legs articulation. The secretion was formerly supposed...
- Notum: 1. prescutum, 2. scutum, 3. scutellum Pleuron: 4. propleuron, 5. mesopleuron, 6. metapleuron Sternum: 7. prosternum, 8. mesosternum, 9. metasternum...
- are also the mesopleura and metapleura, as well as the mesosternum and metasternum. The tergal plates of the thorax are simple structures in apterygotes...