'Parapterum' definitions:

Definition of 'Parapterum'

From: GCIDE
  • Parapterum \Pa*rap"te*rum\, n.; pl. Paraptera. [NL. See Para-, and Pteron.] (Zool.) A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and metathorax of certain insects. [1913 Webster] Paraquet