parapterum

noun

pa·​rap·​ter·​um

pəˈraptərəm

variants or less commonly parapteron

-təˌrän,

-rən

plural paraptera

-tərə

also parapterons

1

: a small sclerite on the side of the mesothorax and metathorax of an insect

2

: tegula sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from para- + Greek pteron wing

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