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English
Etymology
From meso- + thorax.
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.
- Holonym: thorax
- Comeronyms: prothorax, metathorax
Translations
the middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect