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MESOTHORAX
Etymology
Noun
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Mes`o*tho"rax, n. Etym: [Meso- + thorax: cf. F. mésothorax.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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