mesothoracicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)θɔːˈrasɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛzoʊθəˈræsɪk/; see also meso- comb. form and thoracic adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, thoracic adj.

Etymology: < meso- comb. form + thoracic adj., after mesothorax n. Compare French mésothoracique (1903). Compare also metathoracic adj.

Entomology.

Of or relating to the mesothorax of an insect.

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1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 17 The mesothoracic and metathoracic segments.

1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 215 The first pair of spiracles are distinctly mesothoracic and dorsal in the triungulin.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) ii. 16 Among Diptera the mesothoracic wings alone persist, the hind pair being modified into sensory appendages termed halteres.

1969 R. F. Chapman Insects viii. 133 These [spiracles] are in the pleural regions and are associated with the mesothoracic and metathoracic segments.

1999 Jrnl. Insect Morphol. & Embryol. 28 91 An accessory pulsatile organ located in the mesothoracic legs pumps hemolymph towards the tip of the leg ventrally and towards the body near the dorsal side.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesothoracic
释义	mesothoracicadj. Brit. /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)θɔːˈrasɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛzoʊθəˈræsɪk/; see also meso- comb. form and thoracic adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meso- comb. form, thoracic adj. Etymology: < meso- comb. form + thoracic adj., after mesothorax n. Compare French mésothoracique (1903). Compare also metathoracic adj. Entomology. Of or relating to the mesothorax of an insect. ΚΠ 1839 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects I. 17 The mesothoracic and metathoracic segments. 1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 215 The first pair of spiracles are distinctly mesothoracic and dorsal in the triungulin. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) ii. 16 Among Diptera the mesothoracic wings alone persist, the hind pair being modified into sensory appendages termed halteres. 1969 R. F. Chapman Insects viii. 133 These [spiracles] are in the pleural regions and are associated with the mesothoracic and metathoracic segments. 1999 Jrnl. Insect Morphol. & Embryol. 28 91 An accessory pulsatile organ located in the mesothoracic legs pumps hemolymph towards the tip of the leg ventrally and towards the body near the dorsal side. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1839
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