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metaphragm Ent.|ˈmɛtəfræm| Also in Latin form. [ad. mod.L. metaphragma, f. Gr. µετα- meta- + ϕράγµα partition.] The wall that separates the abdomen from the thorax in insects.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 382 Metaphragma (the Metaphragm). Ibid. IV. 591 The cavity of the chest..between the mesophragm and metaphragm. |