thorax
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thorax /ˈθɔːraks/
▶noun (pl. thoraces /ˈθɔːrəsiːz/ or thoraxes) Anatomy & Zoology the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae.
■ Zoology the corresponding part of a bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish.
■ Entomology the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings.
– origin ME: via L. from Gk thōrax.
'thorax' also found in these Oxford entries:
cephalothorax
- death's head hawkmoth
- diaphragm
- Hercules beetle
- insect
- petiole
- pleura
- precordium
- rhinoceros beetle
- scutellum
- spider
- spine
- tagma
- thoracic
