Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thorax

3 senses of thorax

Sense 1
thorax -- (the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Sense 2
thorax, chest, pectus -- (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Sense 3
thorax -- (part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs)
       => body part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)