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   thorax

   /ˈθɔːraks/

   noun

   • 1. the part of the body of a mammal between the neck and the abdomen, including the cavity enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and dorsal vertebrae, and containing the chief organs of circulation and respiration; the chest.
   • ▪ the part of a bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish that corresponds to the human thorax.
   • ▪ the middle section of the body of an insect, between the head and the abdomen, bearing the legs and wings.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek thōrax.

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