What does "mesosoma" mean?

The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.

What is a synonym for "mesosoma"?

Common synonyms include: tagma.

Mesosoma

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Noun

1
The middle part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts (the other two being the prosoma and the metasoma), bearing the legs and (in winged insects) the wings.

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tagma

Etymology

From meso- + soma.

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