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Definition of "thoraces" []

  • A plural of thorax. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "thoraces" in a sentence
  • "When alive, the spiders kept on the gaster-only diet initially grew but then shriveled, while those eating the head, legs and thoraces thrived, with some tripling their weight."
  • "“Pigs make a pretty good model for Neandertal thoraces,” Churchill told LiveScience."
  • "Its green-eyed golden males (the females are all black) have huge perfume glands in their thoraces."