Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
thorax
IPA transcription: [θ'ɔɹæks]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
thorax
Meaning:
part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
Synonyms:
thorax, chest, pectus
Meaning:
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Synonyms:
thorax
Meaning:
the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
Usage examples
She is grey, modestly adorned on the thorax with two black ribbons and on the abdomen with two stripes in which white specks alternate with brown.