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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

stylate

Biology; Entomology

Last segment bearing an elongate terminal fingerlike process.

sternal

Biology; Entomology

Referring to sternum or ventral body regions.

Tarsus

Biology; Entomology

The insect's foot: primitively a single segment but consisting of several segments in most living insects.

Tegmen

Biology; Entomology

The leathery forewing of a grasshopper or similar insect, such as a cockroach.

Tergite

Biology; Entomology

The primary plate or sclerite forming the dorsal surface of any body segment.

Thorax

Biology; Entomology

The middle of the three major divisions of the insect body. The legs and wings (if present) are always attached to the thorax.

Tibia

Biology; Entomology

The forth leg segment between the femur and the tarsus.

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