cephaloprothorax

noun

The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans

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Meanings

nouncephaloprothorax (plural cephaloprothoraxes or cephaloprothoraces)

plural cephaloprothoraxes · plural cephaloprothoraces

  1. The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans

Origin

From cephalo- + prothorax.

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APA

cephaloprothorax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephaloprothorax

MLA

“cephaloprothorax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephaloprothorax. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cephaloprothorax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cephaloprothorax.

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