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metathoraxes

metathoraxes 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 metathoraxes

What is metathoraxes the plural of?
Metathoraxes is the plural of metathorax.

Words near metathoraxes in the dictionary

  1. metathetizing
  2. metathinking
  3. metathoraces
  4. metathoracic
  5. metathorax
  6. metathoraxes
  7. metathought
  8. metathoughts
  9. metathénardite
  10. metatibia
  11. metatibiae

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