pronotum

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Definition of pronotum

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noun

  1. The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
    “Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.”

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Etymology

From pro- + notum.

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