Word: metathoracic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: met
a
tho
ra
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to the metathorax. The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having analogies with metaphysics.
Affix: thoracic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of the thorax; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θωρακικός
Language: grc
Decoded: thorakikos
Meaning: suffering in the chest, of the thorax