PROSOMA


Meaning of PROSOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prō-ˈsō-mə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pro- + sōma body

Date: 1872

: the anterior region of the body of an invertebrate (as an arachnid) especially when the segmentation is suppressed or obscured ; especially : cephalothorax

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