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Thorax vs Truncus - What's the difference?

thorax | truncus |

As nouns the difference between thorax and truncus

is that thorax is thorax (region of the mammalian body) while truncus is (biology) the thorax of an insect.

thorax

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • the middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
  • the region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs

    • Derived terms

    * thoracic * thoracal * thoracic vertebra * thoracoplasty

    truncus

    English

    Noun

    (trunci)
  • (biology) The thorax of an insect.
  • (geometry) A curve in the Cartesian plane consisting of all points (x'',''y'') satisfying an equation of the form f(x) = {a \over (x + b)^2} + c where ''a'', ''b'', and ''c are given constants.
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