propodeum
noun
pro·po·de·um
-ēəm
variants or less commonly propodeon
-ēən
plural propodeums also propodea
-ēə
: the part of the thorax of a hymenopteran that lies immediately over and partly surrounding the insertion of the petiole of the abdomen and represents a basal abdominal segment which has become fused with the thorax
Word History
Etymology
propodeum from New Latin, alteration of propodeon, from pro- entry 1 + podeon; propodeon from New Latin
- catboat
- catboats
- catbrier
- catbriers
- catcall
- catcalled
- catcalling
- catcalls
- catch
- catch (someone or something) by surprise
- catch (someone) unawares
- catch (something) on camera
- catch a break
- catch a crab
- catch at
- catch basin
- catch boom
- catch by surprise
- catch colt
- catch crop
- catch cropping
- catch dead
- catch dog
- catch fire
- catch hell