cephalothorax

English

Etymology

From the New Latin cephal, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalē, “head”) + thorax.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thôr'ăks' or enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thōr'ăks'

Noun

cephalothorax (plural cephalothoraxes or cephalothoraces)

1. (anatomy) The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans.
   • 1874 CE: T. De Witt Talmage, Around the tea-table

     "Come in!" says the gray spider to the house-fly; "I have entertained a great many flies. I have plenty of room, fine meals and a gay life. [...] Philosophers have written volumes about my antennae and cephalothorax."

Translations

anatomy: fused head and thorax

French: céphalothorax (fr) m. German: Kopfbruststück (de) n. Greek: κεφαλοθώρακας (el) (kefalothórakas) m.

Derived terms

• cephalothoracic

Related terms

• thorax

References

• Cephalothorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia