mesothorax
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mesothorax (plural mesothoraxes or mesothoraces)
- (entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
- Holonym: thorax
- Comeronyms: prothorax, metathorax
Related terms
[edit]- mesothoracic (adj)
Translations
[edit]the middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect
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