pronotum

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ notum.

Noun

pronotum (plural pronota)

1. The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects
   • 2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys‎^[1]:

     Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.

Derived terms

• lateropronotum

Translations

dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects

• French: pronotum (fr) m
• Italian: pronoto m
• Polish: przedplecze (pl) n
• Romanian: pronot
• Russian: проно́тум m (pronótum), переднеспи́нка f (perednespínka)
• Spanish: pronoto (es) m