mesofurca

noun

meso·​furca

"+

plural mesofurcae

: the middle apodeme of the thorax of an insect projecting upward from the sternum into the body cavity

mesofurcal

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + furca

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