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metathoraces

metathoraces is the plural of metathorax.

Meaning of metathorax

Noun

metathorax (plural metathoraxes or metathoraces)

  1. The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.
    • Holonym: thorax

Questions about metathoraces

What is metathoraces the plural of?
Metathoraces is the plural of metathorax.

Words near metathoraces in the dictionary

  1. metathetize
  2. metathetized
  3. metathetizes
  4. metathetizing
  5. metathinking
  6. metathoraces
  7. metathoracic
  8. metathorax
  9. metathoraxes
  10. metathought
  11. metathoughts

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