Cephalothorax
//ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
""Come in!" says the gray spider to the house-fly; "I have entertained a great many flies. I have plenty of room, fine meals and a gay life. [...] Philosophers have written volumes about my antennae and cephalothorax.""
Example
More examples""Come in!" says the gray spider to the house-fly; "I have entertained a great many flies. I have plenty of room, fine meals and a gay life. [...] Philosophers have written volumes about my antennae and cephalothorax.""
Etymology
From cephalo- + thorax.
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