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|etymology=Greek <i>trochanter</i>, runner
 
|etymology=Greek <i>trochanter</i>, runner
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Any small intercalated sclerite of an insect appendage. <i>a.</i> The basal segment of the trochanter when two-jointed. <i>b.</i> A small sclerite in the thoracic wall, just anterior to the base of the coxa.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Any small intercalated [[sclerite]] of an insect [[appendage]]. <i>a.</i> The [[basal]] [[segment]] of the trochanter when two-jointed. <i>b.</i> A small [[sclerite]] in the [[thoracic]] [[wall]], just [[anterior]] to the [[base]] of the [[coxa]].
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

trochantin (noun; Greek trochanter, runner): (Arthropoda: Insecta) Any small intercalated sclerite of an insect appendage. a. The basal segment of the trochanter when two-jointed. b. A small sclerite in the thoracic wall, just anterior to the base of the coxa.