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mesothoracic

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mes⋅o⋅tho⋅rax

  [mez-uh-thawr-aks, -thohr-, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
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–noun, plural -tho⋅rax⋅es, -tho⋅ra⋅ces  [-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-] .
the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
Origin:
1820–30; meso- + thorax

Related forms:
mes⋅o⋅tho⋅rac⋅ic  [mez-uh-thaw-ras-ik, -thoh-, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] , adjective
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mes·o·tho·rax   (měz'ə-thôr'āks', -thōr'-, měs'-)   
n.   pl. mes·o·tho·rax·es or mes·o·tho·ra·ces (-thôr'ə-sēz', -thōr'-)
The middle of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the middle pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
mes'o·tho·rac'ic (-thô-rās'ĭk, -thō-) adj.
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