thorax

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈθɔɹæks/

Definition of thorax

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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”
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noun

  1. 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”
  2. 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”

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Etymology

From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

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