prosoma
[ proh-soh-muh ]
/ proʊˈsoʊ mə /
noun, plural pro·so·mas, pro·so·ma·ta [proh-soh-muh-tuh] /proʊˈsoʊ mə tə/. Zoology.
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
OTHER WORDS FROM prosoma
pro·so·mal, adjectiveWords nearby prosoma
proskomide,
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prosopagnosia,
prosopalgia,
prosopectasia,
prosoplasia,
prosopo-
Example sentences from the Web for prosoma
Prosoma as in the Mygalomorphae, except that the mesosternal area is long and narrow.
British Dictionary definitions for prosoma
prosoma
/ (prəʊˈsəʊmə) /
noun plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
zoology
the head and thorax of an arachnid