thorax [thawr-aks, thohr-] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
chest [chest]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: upper front of body
Synonyms: bosom, breast, bust, heart, mammary glands, peritoneum, pulmonary cavity, rib cage, ribs, thorax, upper trunk
Antonyms: back
Main Entry: throat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: neck
Synonyms: esophagus, fauces, gorge, gullet, larynx, maw, passage, pharynx, thorax, trachea, windpipe
Example Sentences
  • All around him are dead moths, wings folded softly on thorax.
  • With a pair of fine-tipped forceps, he grabbed one of the insects at the base of its thorax and lifted it off the block.
  • The thorax of the fly is built of steel with little flexure joints made out of polyester.
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