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sternopleuron
sternopleuron n. 
/ˌstəːnə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrɒn/,
Brit. /ˌstəːnə(ʊ)ˈplʊərɒn/
, /ˌstəːnə(ʊ)ˈplʊərɒn//ˌstəːnə(ʊ)ˈplɔːrɒn/U.S. /ˌstərnoʊˈplʊˌrɑn/
(also sternopleurum, †sternopleura; pl. sternopleura) Entomology in flies, each of the two hard plates of the body wall to which the middle two legs are attached, protecting parts of the sides and parts of the underside./ˌstərnoʊˈplʊˌrɑn/ΘΚΠ
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sternopleuron1884
1884 C. R. Osten-Sacken in Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 503 Sternopleura; it is that portion of the mesosternum which, from its position, forms a part of the pleura... It is convenient to have a separate name for it.
1925 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. iii. 600 The sternopleuron is situated below suture 2 and above the anterior coxa [of the thorax of Diptera].
1961 J. E. Collin Brit. Flies VI. 108 Sternopleura with a bare polished patch.
1975 Nature 25 Dec. 668/1 The distribution of small bristles on the ventral part of the sternopleurum.
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