cephalothoraces
ə noun, plural ceph·a·lo·tho·rax·es, ceph·a·lo·tho·ra·ces 
[sef-uh-loh-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-] . Zoology.
[sef-uh-loh-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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| —n , pl -raxes, -races | |
| the anterior part of many crustaceans and some other arthropods consisting of a united head and thorax | |
| cephalothoracic | |
| —adj | |
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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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