mesothorax
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əˈθɔr noun, plural mes·o·tho·rax·es, mes·o·tho·ra·ces [-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-] .
[-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.
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| —n , pl -raxes, -races | |
| prothorax See also metathorax the middle segment of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of walking legs and the first pair of wings | |
| mesothoracic | |
| —adj | |
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The prothorax is enlarged, with the mesothorax and metathorax more narrow.
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