Metathorax

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metathorax \Met`a*tho"rax\, n. [NL.: cf. F. m['e]tathorax. See
     {Meta-}, and {Thorax}.] (Zool.)
     The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See
     Illust. of {Coleoptera}.
     [1913 Webster]