PROSTERNUM


Meaning of PROSTERNUM in English

— prosternal , adj.

/proh sterr"neuhm/ , n. , pl. prosterna /-neuh/ , prosternums .

the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.

[ 1820-30; 1 , STERNUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .