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mesothorax
mes·o·tho·rax [ mèzzə tháw ràks, mèssə tháw ràks ] (plural mes·o·tho·rax·es or mes·o·tho·ra·ces [ mèzzə tháwrə sz, mèssə tháwrə sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
insect segment: the middle of the three segments of an insect's thorax, from which the middle pair of legs and first pair of wings grow

mes·o·tho·rac·ic [ mèzzəthə rássik, mèssəthə rássik ] adjective
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