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CEPHALOTHORAX

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ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅tho⋅rax

  [sef-uh-loh-thawr-aks, -thohr-]
–noun, plural -tho⋅rax⋅es, -tho⋅ra⋅ces  [-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-] . Zoology.
the anterior part of the body in certain arachnids and crustaceans, consisting of the coalesced head and thorax.
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Origin:
1825–35; cephalo- + thorax

Related forms:
ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅tho⋅rac⋅ic  [sef-uh-loh-thuh-ras-ik] , adjective
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ceph·a·lo·tho·rax   (sěf'ə-lə-thôr'āks', -thōr'-)   
n.  The anterior section of arachnids and many crustaceans, consisting of the fused head and thorax.
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cephalothorax   (sěf'ə-lə-thôr'āks')  Pronunciation Key 
The combined head and thorax of arachnids, such as spiders, and of many crustaceans, such as crabs.
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