Usually means: Shield-like plate on thorax.
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▸ noun:  The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects

Similar:
proepisternum, antepronotum, paranotum, lateropronotum, alinotum, pterothorax, metaparapteron, parapteron, epaulette, metaphragma, more...

Types:
mesonotum, metanotum, epinotum, more...

Adjectives:
posterior, large, dorsal, lateral, black, like, yellow, female, same, male, broad

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Similar:
proepisternum, antepronotum, paranotum, lateropronotum, alinotum, pterothorax, metaparapteron, parapteron, epaulette, metaphragma, more...

Types:
mesonotum, metanotum, epinotum, more...

Adjectives:
posterior, large, dorsal, lateral, black, like, yellow, female, same, male, broad



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