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prosoma

noun
/pɹəʊˈsəʊmə/UK

Etymology

From pro- (“front”) + soma (“body”), from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

  1. derived from σῶμα
  2. prefixed as prosoma — “pro + soma”

Definitions

  1. The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the…

    The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.

    • The front part, called the cephalothorax (or prosoma), is enclosed within a relatively hard and unyielding chitinous shell.

The neighborhood

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