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frons

Diagram of an insect - side view of head

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

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

No Taxon (F)

No Taxon frons

Pronunciation

fronz

Explanation of Names

From Latin frons, frontis, the forehead.

Identification

frons noun - The front, forehead, or brow; that portion of the head between the posterior margin of the clypeus between the eyes, to where the head commences to be flattened out.

See Also

head

vertex

occiput

frons

gena

Internet References

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Wikipedia

Wiktionary--Latin noun

Contributed by Cotinis on 17 May, 2007 - 3:09am
Last updated 17 July, 2009 - 9:19am

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