Thorax

See also: thorax

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Thorax m (strong, genitive Thoraxes, plural Thoraxe or Thoraces)

(anatomy) thorax (region of the mammalian body)
(entomology, arachnology) thorax (middle division of certain arthropods)
- 1912, Theodor Becker, “Chloropidae”, in Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici‎, volume 10, page 135:
  Kopf breiter als der Thorax
  Head wider than thorax

Declension

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Further reading

“Thorax” in Duden online

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