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Noun thorax has 3 senses
  1. thorax - the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
    --1 is a kind of     body part
    --1 is a part of arthropod
  2. thorax, chest, pectus - the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    --2 is a kind of body part
    --2 is a part of torso, trunk, body; vertebrate, craniate
    --2 has parts:
     sternum, breastbone; thoracic aorta; thoracic vein, vena thoracica; gallbladder; area of cardiac dullness; pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs; chest cavity, thoracic cavity; breast; rib cage
     --2 has particulars: female chest; male chest
  3. thorax - part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
    --3 is a kind of     body part
    --3 is a part of insect
    --3 has particulars: prothorax
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