What is that segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus called?
trunk — (Zoöl.) That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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