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Prothorax

Prothorax Meaning & Definition
Prothorax Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prothorax?

[n] the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs

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See Also | thorax

Prothorax In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro*tho"rax\, n. [Pref. pro- + thorax.] (Zo["o]l.) The first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illusts. of {Butterfly} and {Coleoptera}.

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