metathorax

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

meta- +‎ thorax

Noun[edit]

metathorax (plural metathoraxes or metathoraces)

  1. (entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.

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