metathoracIc

[METATHORAX.] Entom.: Relating to or of the metathorax. met-a-thör-ax, s. [Pref. meta- , and Gr. thorax =the breast.] Entom.: The hindmost of the three rings or segments of which the thorax of an insect is composed. mět-a-tome, s . [Gr. meta =beyond, after, and tome a cutting; temno =to cut.] Arch .: The space between two dentils.