mesothorax

English

Etymology

meso- +‎ thorax

Noun

mesothorax (plural mesothoraxes or mesothoraces)

1. (entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.

Related terms

• mesothoracic

Translations

the middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect

• Czech: středohruď f
• Galician: mesotórax m
• Polish: śródtułów m, śródtułowie n
• Tagalog: gitnandibdib