OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22213

thorax

/ˈθɔɹæks/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tórax
The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
Holonyms: torso, trunk < body
Meronym: chest
tórax
The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.
Holonym: body
Meronyms: prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax
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