Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaventrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metaven-trite
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ventral plate of the thorax lying behind and between the mesocoxal cavities.

Example Sentences

"The anterior pronotal angles are produced forward, the metaventrite is very short and the hind wings are absent."
"Mesocoxal cavities usually subcircular, narrowly to moderately widely separated, usually open laterally but occasionally closed by confluent meso- and metaventrites."

Etymology

From meta- + ventrite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Inflected Forms

metaventrites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mesoventrite

Questions

What does metaventrite mean?: A ventral plate of the thorax lying behind and between the mesocoxal cavities.
Where does metaventrite come from?: From meta- + ventrite.

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