mesothorax
[mez-uh-thawr-aks, -thohr-, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
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noun, plural mes·o·tho·rax·es, mes·o·tho·ra·ces [mez-uh-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] /ˌmɛz əˈθɔr əˌsiz, -ˈθoʊr-, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zə-, -sə-/.
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
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These are the mesothorax and the first eight abdominal segments.
The Glow-Worm and Other BeetlesJean Henri Fabre
When it is covered by the mesothorax; it is then usually a mere membrane.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)William Kirby
Prothoracic segment a little longer than the mesothorax which, in turn, slightly exceeds the metathorax.
Journal of Entomology and ZoologyHorace Gunthorp
The next segment is the mesothorax, which is immovably fused to the next thoracic segment.
Elementary Zoology, Second EditionVernon L. Kellogg
Lastly, we count nine pairs of stigmata: one pair on the mesothorax and the rest on the first eight segments of the abdomen.
The Glow-Worm and Other BeetlesJean Henri Fabre
mesothorax
noun plural -raxes or -races (-rəˌsiːz)
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