cephalothorax

See also: céphalothorax

English

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ thorax.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/, /ˌsɛfələˈθɑɹæks/

  enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thōr'ăks', enPR: sĕf'ə-lə-thôr'ăks'

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛfələˈθɔɹæks/

Noun

cephalothorax (plural cephalothoraxes or cephalothoraces)

1. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
   • 1874, 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."

Derived terms

• cephalothoracic

Related terms

• cephalon
• cephaloprothorax
• thorax

Translations

anatomy: fused head and thorax

• Afrikaans: kefalotoraks
• Esperanto: cefalotorako, prosomo
• French: céphalothorax (fr) m
• German: Kopfbruststück n
• Greek: κεφαλοθώρακας m (kefalothórakas)
• Hungarian: fejtor
• Polish: głowotułów (pl) m
• Russian: головогрудь (ru) f (golovogrudʹ)

References

• Cephalothorax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia