thorax
/ˈθɔɹæks/ noun C2- The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs. · Holonyms: torso, trunk < body· Meronym: chest
- The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached. · Holonym: body· Meronyms: prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax
Plural thoraces
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