mesothorax

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ thorax

Noun

mesothorax (plural mesothoraxes or mesothoraces)

(entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.

Related terms

mesothoracic

Translations

the middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect

Czech: středohruď f
Galician: mesotórax m
Polish: śródtułów m, śródtułowie n
Tagalog: gitnandibdib

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