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thorax

noun

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as in abdomen

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Recent Examples of thorax When not in use, the retractable mouthparts characteristically tuck into a groove between the front legs, beneath the head and thorax. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Four springs ago, Naz grabbed it by the thorax. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Making the musical theme 'Oklahoma' the state song Rainbow scarabs, which eat animal waste, are known for their metallic green or blue wings and their golden and red colors on their thoraxes. — Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 17 Feb. 2026 The adults are larger than a house fly with bodies that are pale orange-yellow colored with two or three white stripes on their thorax. — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thorax

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The arachnid’s abdomen is made up of neon green cat-eye gel that looks like an eyeball.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
The 68-year-old gunman shot the woman in the abdomen in her ninth-floor apartment on Third Ave.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of abdomen

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The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Their 8-year-old son was alive, but had been shot in the stomach.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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