metathorax

[met-uh-thawr-aks, -thohr-]

met·a·tho·rax

[met-uh-thawr-aks, -thohr-]
noun, plural met·a·tho·rax·es, met·a·tho·ra·ces [-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-] .
the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.

Origin:
1810–20; meta- + thorax

met·a·tho·rac·ic [met-uh-thaw-ras-ik, -thoh-] , adjective
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metathorax (ˌmɛtəˈθɔːræks)
 
n , pl -raxes, -races
prothorax See also mesothorax the third and last segment of an insect's thorax, which bears the third pair of walking legs and the second pair of wings
 
metathoracic
 
adj

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