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prothoraces

Variant of prothorax

noun pl. prothoraxes or prothoraces

Zool. that division of an insect's thorax nearest the head, and bearing the first pair of legs

Origin: ModL: see pro- & thorax

Related Forms:

prothoracic adjective

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