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synthorax

synthorax noun: in dragonflies and damselflies, the mesothorax and metathorax when fused together.

Noun

synthorax (plural synthoraxes or synthoraces)

  1. In dragonflies and damselflies, the mesothorax and metathorax when fused together.
    • The meso- and metathorax are large and powerful, and become fused together into one solid mass, which may conveniently be termed the synthorax.1917, R. J. Tillyard, The Biology of Dragonflies, Cambridge University Press, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2017, page 20

Forms of synthorax

pluralsynthoraxes
pluralsynthoraces

Origin of synthorax

From syn- + thorax.

Questions about synthorax

What does synthorax mean?
Synthorax means in dragonflies and damselflies, the mesothorax and metathorax when fused together.
What part of speech is synthorax?
Synthorax is a noun.
What is the plural of synthorax?
The plural of synthorax is synthoraxes.

Words near synthorax in the dictionary

  1. synthon
  2. synthone
  3. synthones
  4. synthonic
  5. synthons
  6. synthorax
  7. synthpop
  8. synthpoppy
  9. synthpunk
  10. synthrona
  11. synthroni

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