'propodeum' definitions:

Definition of 'propodeum'

From: GCIDE
  • Propodium \Pro*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Propodia. [NL. See Propodiale.] (Zool.) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. [Written also propodeum.] [1913 Webster]