mesonotaladj.
/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈnəʊtl/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈnoʊd(ə)l/; see also meso- comb. form. Entomology.
Of or relating to the mesonotum of an insect.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Mesonotal, Situated on the mesonotum; of or pertaining to the mesonotum.
1917 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 3 114 The two remaining specimens..are normal workers, without distinct mesonotal and metanotal sclerites.
1965 Heredity 20 535 The development of superiority in heterozygotes for a pair of alleles affecting mesonotal colour.
1993 Florida Entomologist 76 424 Mayfly nymphs of the families Baetiscidae and Prosopistomatidae are unusual in that they possess an enlarged mesonotal shield covering the thorax and most of the abdomen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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