cephalothorax

cephalothorax

English

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ thorax

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thôr'ăks' or enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thōr'ăks'

Noun

cephalothorax (plural cephalothoraxes or cephalothoraces)

1. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
   • 1874 CE: T. De Witt Talmage, Around the tea-table

     "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."

Derived terms

• cephalothoracic

Related terms

• cephalon
• cephaloprothorax
• thorax

Translations

anatomy: fused head and thorax

French: céphalothorax (fr) m German: Kopfbruststück n Greek: κεφαλοθώρακας m (kefalothórakas)

Polish: głowotułów m Russian: головогрудь (ru) f (golovogrudʹ)

References

• Cephalothorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia