Parapterum
Pronunciation : Pa*rap"te*rum
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Para-, and Pteron.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects.
pl. Paraptera.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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