protarsus

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ tarsus

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)səs

Noun

protarsus (plural protarsi)

  1. The tarsus of the foreleg of an insect
    • 2015 December 12, “Identification and Comparative Expression Profiles of Chemoreception Genes Revealed from Major Chemoreception Organs of the Rice Leaf Folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Some transcripts were exclusively expressed in specific organs, such as female protarsus, whereas others were universally expressed, this varied expression profile may provide insights into the specific functions mediated by chemoreception proteins in insects.
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