noun
Meaning 1
The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cephalothorax
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Pronunciation
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US: /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/
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US: /ˌsɛfələˈθɑɹæks/
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sĕf'ə-lə-thōr'ăks'
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sĕf'ə-lə-thôr'ăks'
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Canada: /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/
History
Etymology
From cephalo- + thorax.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: kefalotoraks — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Bulgarian: главо̀гръ́д (glavògrǎ́d) — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Esperanto: cefalotorako — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Esperanto: prosomo — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- French: céphalothorax — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- German: Kopfbruststück — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Greek: κεφαλοθώρακας (kefalothórakas) — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Hungarian: fejtor — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Japanese: 頭胸部 (tōkyōbu) — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Polish: głowotułów — anatomy: fused head and thorax
- Russian: головогрудь (golovogrudʹ) — anatomy: fused head and thorax
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