thorax
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(noun) part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs |
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Related Words: body part, prothorax |
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| 2. |
(noun) the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
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Synonyms: chest, pectus |
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Related Words: body part, female chest, male chest |
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(noun) the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen; in insects it bears the true legs and wings |
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Related Words: body part |
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