thorax
nounUK /ˈθɔː.ræks/
US /ˈθɔːr.æks/
The thorax is the part of your body between your neck and your belly.
The doctor listened to her chest to check her thorax.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The middle section of an insect's body, where the legs and wings are attached.
The bee's wings are attached to its thorax.
3. The middle part of a crustacean's body, such as a crab or lobster.
The crab's legs join its body at the thorax.
4. A protective plate covering the middle part of some animals, like certain shellfish.
The fossil showed a hard thorax shield.