2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ventral plate of the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.
METASTOMA; METASTOME Me*tas"to*ma, Met"a*stome, n. Etym: [NL. metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.
METATARSAL
Met`a*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.
— n.
Defn: A metatarsal bone.
METATARSE
Met"a*tarse, n. (Anat.)
Defn: Metatarsus.
METATARSUS
Met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl. Metatarsi. Etym: [NL. See Meta-, and Tarsus.]
(Anat.)