metathorax
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met·a·tho·rax (mĕt'ə-thôr'ăks', -thōr'-) 
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n., pl., -tho·rax·es, or -tho·ra·ces (-thôr'ə-sēz', -thōr'-).
The hindmost of the three divisions of the thorax of an insect, bearing the third pair of legs and the second pair of wings.
metathoracic met'a·tho·rac'ic (-thô-răs'ĭk, -thō-) adj.
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