metathorax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

metathorax metathoraxes metathoraces

Etymology

From meta- + thorax.

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