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prothorax

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō thôr′aks, -thōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•tho•rax  (prō thôr′aks, -thōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tho•rax•es, -tho•ra•ces 
    (-thôr′ə sēz′, -thōr′-).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insectsthe anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.
  • Neo-Latin; see pro-1, thorax
  • 1820–30;

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