alitrunk

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noun

The segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.

OriginLatin ala →
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Meanings

nounalitrunk (plural alitrunks)

plural alitrunks

  1. biologyThe segment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached; the thorax or mesosoma.

    Alitrunk of Cossus ligniperda

    1818, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction To Entomology: Or, Elements Of The Natural History Of Insects

Origin

  1. Latinala“wing”
  2. Englishalitrunk

From Latin ala (“wing”) + truncus (“trunk”).

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Translations

Portuguese alitronco
  • alitroncosegment of an insect's body to which the wings are attached
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APA

alitrunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alitrunk

MLA

“alitrunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alitrunk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alitrunk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alitrunk.

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