Definition of cephalothorax in English:
cephalothorax
noun ˌkɛf(ə)ləʊˈθɔːraksˌsɛf(ə)ləʊˈθɔːraksˌsefələˈTHôraks
Zoology The fused head and thorax of spiders and other chelicerate arthropods.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although remains of the cephalothorax, abdomen, and telson are preserved, none of the specimens is articulated.
- The body is divided into a front part - the cephalothorax or prosoma, and a rear part, the abdomen or opisthosoma.
- The head and thorax are fused into a cephalothorax and may be difficult to distinguish.
- The cephalothorax of spiders is a sclerotized body part that does not change after the final molt.
- The material referred to this taxon consists of one inflated and one crushed mold of the interior of the dorsal carapace and several fragmentary specimens of the cephalothorax.