prosoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˈsəʊmə/

Word forms

prosoma prosomas prosomata

Etymology

From pro- (“front”) + soma (“body”), from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

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