mesothorax
noun
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.
mesothoracic
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a word derived from
mesothorax.
Example Sentences
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The first pair of spiracles is lateral, and may be said to be mesothoracic, being placed on the mesothoracic joint, but on a distinct fold.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
Bostrychoidea.—This tribe is distinguished from the Malacoderma and allied groups by the mesothoracic epimera not bounding the coxal cavities of the intermediate legs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
The mesothoracic epimera bound the coxal cavities of the intermediate legs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
