prosoma

American  

[proh-soh-muh] / proʊˈsoʊ mə /

noun

Zoology.

plural

prosomas, prosomata

1. an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.

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prosoma British  

/ prəʊˈsəʊmə /

noun

1. zoology the head and thorax of an arachnid

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Other Word Forms

• prosomal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of prosoma

From New Latin, dating back to 1870–75; see origin at pro- ², -soma

Example Sentences

The vesicul� seminales are long, tortuous, and enter the prosoma.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

I to VI, Rudiments of the six limbs of the prosoma.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The presence of hairs on the outer membrane of the prosoma is a peculiarity confined to this genus amongst the Lepadid�, though observed in the sessile genus, Chthamalus.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The stomach has no c�ca; the biliary folds are longitudinal; there is a marked constriction at the line corresponding with the junction of the thorax and prosoma.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

C, Ventral surface of the prosoma and opisthosoma; a, tracheal stigma; b, last somite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various