What is the meaning of thorax?

noun

  • The middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen.
  • The part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  • Part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs. .
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