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Webster 1913 Edition

Metathorax

Metˊa-tho′rax

,

Noun.

[NL.: cf. F.

métathorax

. See

, and

.]

(Zool.)

The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of

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Definition 2024

metathorax

metathorax

English

Noun

metathorax ‎(plural metathoraxes or metathoraces)

The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect