paranotum
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paranotum — para·notum … English syllables
paranota — n. pl.; sing. paranotum [Gr. para, beside; notos, back] (ARTHROPODA) Lateral extension of the tergite or pleurotergite in Diplopoda and Insecta; paranotal expansions or lobes; generally accepted as the origin of wings … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology