mesothorax
the middle segment of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of legs and the first pair of wings.
Origin of mesothorax
1Other words from mesothorax
- mes·o·tho·rac·ic [mez-uh-thaw-ras-ik, -thoh-, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-], /ˌmɛz ə θɔˈræs ɪk, -θoʊ-, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/, adjective
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How to use mesothorax in a sentence
The 17 prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax bear spines varying in number.
In Coleoptera it consists of a tense elastic membrane, which is quite covered by the mesothorax.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThis term may be applied to the mesothorax in heteropterous Hemiptera, in which that part lies buried under the Prothorax.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) | William KirbyThese beetles, when irritated, make a squeaking chirrup by rubbing together the prothorax and mesothorax.
The Dawn of Reason | James WeirThe mesothorax is triangular, with the apex posteriorly, and bears the greatly atrophied first pair of wings.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for mesothorax
/ (ˌmɛsəʊˈθɔːræks) /
the middle segment of the thorax of an insect, bearing the second pair of walking legs and the first pair of wings: See also prothorax, metathorax
Derived forms of mesothorax
- mesothoracic (ˌmɛsəʊθɔːˈræsɪk), adjective
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