synthorax
English
Etymology
syn- + thorax
Noun
synthorax (plural synthoraxes or synthoraces)
- In dragonflies and damselflies, the mesothorax and metathorax when fused together.
- The meso- and metathorax are large and powerful, and become fused together into one solid mass, which may conveniently be termed the synthorax.[1]
References
- Tillyard, R. J. (1917) The Biology of Dragonflies, Cambridge University Press, page 20