mesophragma

noun

meso·​phragma

¦me|zō,

¦mē|,

|sō+

1

: a phragma of the mesothorax in various insects

2

: a process of the endosternite forming an arch over the sternal canal in some crustaceans

mesophragmal

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + phragma

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