# metinfraepisternum

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In Odonata, a ventral subdivision of the metepisternum.

## Etymology
From met- (“after”) + infra- (“underneath”) + epi- (“on”) + Ancient Greek στέρνων (stérnōn, “breast”). By surface analysis, met- + infra- + epi- + sternum.

## Source
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