PROSTHECA


Meaning of PROSTHECA in English

präsˈthēkə noun

( plural prosthe·cae -ē(ˌ)sē ; or prosthecas -ēkəz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prosthēkē appendage, addition, from prostithenai to put to, add

: a small sclerite articulated to the base of the mandible in some insects

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