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prothoraxes

prothoraxes is the plural of prothorax.

Meaning of prothorax

Noun

prothorax (plural prothoraxes or prothoraces)

  1. The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs.
    • Holonym: thorax

Questions about prothoraxes

What is prothoraxes the plural of?
Prothoraxes is the plural of prothorax.

Words near prothoraxes in the dictionary

  1. prothoracic glands
  2. prothoracicotropic
  3. prothoracicotropic hormone
  4. prothoracicotropic hormones
  5. prothorax
  6. prothoraxes
  7. Prothro
  8. prothrombic
  9. prothrombin
  10. prothrombin time
  11. prothrombin times

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