prosoma (plural prosomas or prosomata)
(zoology) The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.
• poromas
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*so"ma, n.; pl. Prosomata. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
