PROTHORAX


Meaning of PROTHORAX in English

— prothoracic /proh'thaw ras"ik, -thoh-/ , adj.

/proh thawr"aks, -thohr"-/ , n. , pl. prothoraxes, prothoraces /-thawr"euh seez', -thohr"-/ .

the anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.

[ 1820-30; 1 , THORAX ]

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