Thorax
See also: thorax
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Thorax m (strong, genitive Thoraxes, plural Thoraxe or Thoraces)
- (anatomy) thorax (region of the mammalian body)
- (entomology, arachnology) thorax (middle division of certain arthropods)
- 1912, Theodor Becker, “Chloropidae”, in Annales Musei Nationalis Hungarici[1], volume 10, page 135:
- Kopf breiter als der Thorax
- Head wider than thorax
Declension edit
Declension of Thorax [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Thorax” in Duden online