insect thorax

Term ID

UBERON:6000015

Synonyms

Definition

The main middle section of the insect body comprising three thoracic rings: the pro-, the meso- and the metathoraces which are more or less well fused and cask-like sometimes having on the upper lateral part one of two pairs of wings, while on the ventrolateral part each thoracic ring bears a pair of legs. FBrf0166419

References

• FBbt:00000015

Ontology

Uberon Ontology