metathorax
/met-uh-thawr-aks, -thohr-/US // ˌmɛt əˈθɔr æks, -ˈθoʊr- //UK // (ˌmɛtəˈθɔːræks) //
玄武岩,玄武门,玄武湖,玄关
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural met·a·tho·rax·es, met·a·tho·ra·ces [met-uh-thawr-uh-seez, -thohr-]. /ˌmɛt əˈθɔr əˌsiz, -ˈθoʊr-/.
- : the posterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
Examples
The 17 prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax bear spines varying in number.
The metathorax, or last segment of the thorax, is a little larger still in diameter and protrudes.
Thorax narrow, deeply strangulated at the base of the metathorax.
The upper side of this is the metathorax, and its lower side the postpectus.
The metathorax bears the hind pair of wings and the third pair of legs.
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