Noun
- 1. thorax, body part
- usage: the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
- 2. thorax, chest, pectus, body part
- usage: the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- 3. thorax, body part
- usage: part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
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