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‖ metanotum Ent.|mɛtəˈnəʊtəm| [mod.L., f. Gr. µετα- meta- + νῶτον back.] The dorsal part of the metathorax in insects. Hence metaˈnotal a. (in recent Dicts.).
1860J. Duncan Introd. Entom. I. 109 The dorsal portion [of the metathorax] is the metanotum, commonly quadrangular. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. vii. 400 The metanotum, or tergal portion of the metathorax. |