English
Etymology
From the NL. cephal, from the Gk. κε�αλο- (kephalo-), from κε�αλ (kephal, meaning head), from the PIE. root ghebh-el-; + thorax.
Pronunciation
(US) enPR|/s�f'�-l�-thôr'�ks'/ or enPR|/s�f'�-l�-th�r'�ks'/
Noun
en-noun|plcephalothoraxes|pl2cephalothoraces
- anatomy 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."
Translations
trans-top|anatomy: fused head and thorax
French: céphalothorax m
German: Kopfbruststück n
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
cephalothoracic
Related terms
thorax
References
pedialite|Cephalothorax
Anagrams
Top choral hex.
Thor, a chapel : ox.
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