pretarsusadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈtɑːsəs/, U.S.

/priˈtɑrsəs/

Inflections: Plural pretarsi.

Forms: 1900s– praetarsus, 1900s– pretarsus.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, tarsus n.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + tarsus n., after German Praetarsus (J. C. H. de Meijere 1901, in Zool. Jahrb.: Abt. f. Anat. u. Ontogenie der Thiere 14 423).

Zoology.

The terminal part of the limb of chelicerate and mandibulate arthropods.In insects it comprises either a single claw or a pair of claws, generally with one or more lobe-like structures below or between them.

ΚΠ

1917 Amer. Midland Naturalist 5 143 In M. Aurantia, the pretarsus seems to be a distinct segment.

1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) ii. 15 The end segment of the leg is the pretarsus, which is the counterpart of the dactylus of a crustacean limb.

1975 Amer. Midland Naturalist 93 261 Seven segments, exclusive of the praetarsus, are the maximum number of segments present [in pseudoscorpions].

1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects ii. 42/2 (caption) The hind leg of a cockroach, Periplaneta americana.., with enlargement of ventral surface of pretarsus and last tarsomere.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretarsus
释义	pretarsusadj. Brit. /ˌpriːˈtɑːsəs/, U.S. /priˈtɑrsəs/ Inflections: Plural pretarsi. Forms: 1900s– praetarsus, 1900s– pretarsus. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: pre- prefix, tarsus n. Etymology: < pre- prefix + tarsus n., after German Praetarsus (J. C. H. de Meijere 1901, in Zool. Jahrb.: Abt. f. Anat. u. Ontogenie der Thiere 14 423). Zoology. The terminal part of the limb of chelicerate and mandibulate arthropods.In insects it comprises either a single claw or a pair of claws, generally with one or more lobe-like structures below or between them. ΚΠ 1917 Amer. Midland Naturalist 5 143 In M. Aurantia, the pretarsus seems to be a distinct segment. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) ii. 15 The end segment of the leg is the pretarsus, which is the counterpart of the dactylus of a crustacean limb. 1975 Amer. Midland Naturalist 93 261 Seven segments, exclusive of the praetarsus, are the maximum number of segments present [in pseudoscorpions]. 1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects ii. 42/2 (caption) The hind leg of a cockroach, Periplaneta americana.., with enlargement of ventral surface of pretarsus and last tarsomere. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1917
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