Posterior portion of thorax, actually the 1st abdominal segment united with thorax
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http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/choate/insectclass/glossary_terms.htm
• (n.) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. • (n.) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect.
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http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/propodium/
(from the article `gastropod`) ...a flat, broadly tapered, muscular organ, which is highly glandularized and usually ciliated, numerous modifications occur in various groups. ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/121
1. <marine biology> The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. ... 2. <zoology> The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. ... Alternative forms: propodeum. ... Origin: NL. See Propodiale. ... (19 Mar 1998) ...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Pro·po'di·um noun ;
plural Propodia . [ New Latin See
Propodiale .]
(Zoology) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk.
(b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. [ Written also
propodeum...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/176
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