abdomen, abdominal

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Remarks · See Also · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)

No Taxon (A)

No Taxon abdomen, abdominal

Explanation of Names

From Latin, abdo, to conceal.

Identification

abdomen noun, adjective abdominal - the third and last chief division of the body of insects. The term is also applied to arachnids, but a, perhaps, more precise one is opisthosoma.

Remarks

The noun is abdomen, but the adjective is abdominal. Frequently, this is misspelled abdomenal.

See Also

Divisons of the insect body:

head

thorax

abdomen

Internet References

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 May, 2007 - 2:52am
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 6:56am

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