‖ medipectus Ent.
(miːdɪˈpɛktəs)
[mod.L., f. L. medi-us + pectus breast. Cf. F. médipoitrine.]
The underside of the mesothorax. Hence mediˈpectoral a., of or pertaining to the medipectus.
| 1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 378 Medipectus (the Mid-breast). The underside of the first segment of the alitrunk. Ibid. IV. 344 Medipectoral. The mid-legs, affixed to the Medipectus. 1848 Maunder Treas. Nat. Hist. 794 Medipectoral. |