Pronotum is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 200 anagrams from letters in pronotum (mnooprtu).
From New Latin, dating back to 1830-40; See origin at pro-1, notum
Transverse sulci: the transverse grooves of pronotum in many Orthoptera.
Caudal lobe of the pronotum six sided, neither elevated nor produced caudad.
The light proceeds from a pair of conspicuous smooth ovoid spots on the pronotum and from an area beneath the base of the abdomen.
Sub-cristate: with a moderately elevated ridge or keel on pronotum, in Orthoptera.
Body smooth, margin of the pronotum sinuous, scarcely constricted; anterior lobe lined with little tubercles.
Pronotal carina: in Orthoptera, the main or median carina on pronotum.
The pronotum extends back to the wing-bases, and the “waist” is greatly constricted and marked by one or two “nodes.”
The pronotum and elytra are often adorned with bright colours or metallic lustre, and marked with stripes or spots.
Posterior lateral margins: in Orthoptera, extend from base of pronotum downward to the posterior angle of sides.
The downwardly directed head is covered by the pronotum, and the three terminal antennal segments form a distinct club.
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