Usually means: Hindmost of three insect segments.
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  1. metathorax: Merriam-Webster
  2. metathorax: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. metathorax: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. metathorax: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. metathorax: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Metathorax: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  13. metathorax: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. Metathorax: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (metathorax)

noun:  (entomology) The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.

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