stenothorax
[ stĕn′ō-thôr′ăks′ ]
n.
A narrow, contracted chest.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby stenothorax
stenosis, stenostomia, stenothermal, stenothermophile, stenothermophilic, stenothorax, stenotic, stenotopic, stenotype, stenotypy, stenoxenous
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