noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.

   "Holonym: thorax"

Etymology

From meta- + thorax.

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