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Thorax has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen

2

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

3

part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs

4

The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
body part
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
female chest male chest prothorax
Rhyming Words
rax brax crax drax trax verax thrax lorax borax strax hyrax charax storax styrax anthrax sycorax melierax bithorax pyothorax prothorax
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