"metathorax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metathoraxes [plural], metathoraces [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + thorax. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|thorax}} meta- + thorax Head templates: {{en-noun|+|metathoraces}} 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. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (the hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect): zadohruď [feminine] (Czech)

Inflected forms

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