- 1(anatomy) the part of the body that is surrounded by the ribs, between the neck and the waist
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- 2the middle section of an insect's body, to which the legs and wings are attached
thorax
nounNAmE//ˈθɔræks//
(pl. thoraxes, (or )thoraces NAmE//ˈθɔrəsiz//
)
NAmE//θəˈræsɪk//
adjective [only before noun]See thorax in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: thorax