Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
metaphor
metaphosphate
metaphosphoric acid
metaphrase
metaphrast
metaphysic
Metaphysical
metaphysical
metaphysician
metaphysics
metaplasia
metapneumovirus
metapsychology
metasequoia
metasomatism
metastable
metastasis
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

metathorax
met·a·tho·rax [ mèttə tháw raks ] (plural met·a·tho·rax·es or met·a·tho·ra·ces [ mèttə tháwrə sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
last segment of insect thorax: the last segment of an insect's thorax, where the hind legs and hind wings are located

me·ta·tho·rac·ic [ mèttəthə rássik ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft