cephalothorax

Etymology

From cephalo- + thorax.

noun

  1. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans
    "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." 1874, T. De Witt Talmage, Around the tea-table

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