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nounthe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
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nounpart of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
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nounthe middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
Definition that contains thorax
- stomach the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- belly the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- crab decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
- abdomen the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
- abdomen the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm
- pectoral of or relating to the chest or thorax
- thoracic of or relating to the chest or thorax
- pleural of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
- disjunct having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
- decapod crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax