Definition of Metastoma. Meaning of Metastoma. Synonyms of Metastoma

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Definition of Metastoma

Metastoma
Metastoma Me*tas"to*ma, Metastome Met"a*stome, n. [NL. metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.

Meaning of Metastoma from wikipedia

- The metastoma is a ventral single plate located in the opisthosoma of non-arachnid dekatriatan chelicerates such as eurypterids, chasmataspidids and the...
- material, including genital appendages, chelicerae and fragments of the metastoma (a large plate that is part of the abdomen) and telson discovered by German...
- Metastoma is a monotypic genus of land snail in the family Holospiridae. M. roemeri, the single species of the genus, can be found in arid habitats in...
- pair of appendages were overlaid by a plate that is referred to as the metastoma, originally derived from a complete exoskeleton segment. The opisthosoma...
- Eulaema. It is characterized by its size and flashy orange segments of its metastoma. Unlike other Eulaema, E. cingulata has white markings on its face. Specifically...
- Arcuites Merostomichnites Palmichnium Related groups Arachnida Chasmataspidida Xiphosura Related articles Metastoma Timeline of eurypterid research Category...
- henningsmoeni Tetlie, 2002 – Silurian, Norway Eurypterus with broad paddles and metastoma. Postabdomen has small epimera. Pretelson has large rounded epimera with...
- carapace for the former, and metastoma for the latter). Unlike most of dekatriatans like eurypterids and chasmataspidids, the metastoma (ventral plate in front...
- isolated fossil remains consisting of a 12.7 centimeters (5.0 in) long metastoma (a plate overlaying the coxae of the first six appendages) of the species...
- were generally very long with small curved teeth without serrations. Its metastoma (a large plate that is part of the abdomen) was very narrow and cordated...