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cephaloprothorax

cephaloprothorax noun: the fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans.

Noun

cephaloprothorax (plural cephaloprothoraxes or cephaloprothoraces)

  1. The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans

Forms of cephaloprothorax

pluralcephaloprothoraxes
pluralcephaloprothoraces

Origin of cephaloprothorax

From cephalo- + prothorax.

Questions about cephaloprothorax

What does cephaloprothorax mean?
Cephaloprothorax means the fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans.
What part of speech is cephaloprothorax?
Cephaloprothorax is a noun.
What is the plural of cephaloprothorax?
The plural of cephaloprothorax is cephaloprothoraxes.

Words near cephaloprothorax in the dictionary

  1. cephalopodes
  2. cephalopodic
  3. cephalopodous
  4. cephalopods
  5. cephalopolysyndactyly
  6. cephaloprothorax
  7. cephalorachidian
  8. cephaloradiograph
  9. cephaloradiographs
  10. cephaloridine
  11. cephaloridines

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