| 释义 |
pro·po·de·um
\-ēəm\ noun
also pro·po·de·on \-ēən\
(plural pro·podeums also propo·dea \-ēə\)
Etymology: propodeum from New Latin, alteration of propodeon, from pro- (I) + podeon; propodeon from New Latin
: 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 |