Prosoma
noun, plural prosomas, prosomata
[proh-soh-muh-tuh] /proʊˈsoʊ mə tə/ (Show IPA). Zoology.
1.
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
noun (pl) -mas, -mata (-mətə)
1.
(zoology) the head and thorax of an arachnid
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