cephalothorax

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/, /ˌsɛfələˈθɑɹæks/
• (Canada) IPA: /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/

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."

Related terms

• cephalon
• cephaloprothorax
• thorax

Translations

• French: céphalothorax
• German: Kopfbruststück
• Russian: головогрудь

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