prosoma

prosoma
noun /pɹəʊˈsəʊmə/
The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid.

The front part, called the cephalothorax (or prosoma), is enclosed within a relatively hard and unyielding chitinous shell.


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  • Prosoma — Pro*so ma, n.; pl. {Prosomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?, ?, body.] (Zo[ o]l.) The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prosoma — [pʀosɔma] n. m. ÉTYM. XXe; de pro , et grec sôma. → 1. Soma. ❖ ♦ Zool. Partie antérieure du corps (des acariens) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Prosoma — Prosoma, Vorderkörper der Cheliceraten …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Prosoma — Prosome Le prosome ou prosoma désigne l avant du corps des insectes et des arachnides. Chez les insectes, le prosoma désigne l avant du corps (ou céphalon, tête ou acron)[1]. Le prosoma désigne la région antérieure des arachnides que l on… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prosoma — Die Prosoma einer Baldachinspinne Mit dem Begriff Prosoma (gr. πρό pro ‚vor‘ und altgr. σῶμα soma ‚Körper‘) oder Cephalothorax (altgr. κεφαλή kephalē ‚Kopf‘ und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • prosoma — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pro + sōma body Date: 1872 the anterior region of the body of an invertebrate (as an arachnid) especially when the segmentation is suppressed or obscured; especially cephalothorax …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • prosoma — n. [Gr. pro, before; soma, body] 1. (ARTHROPODA) The anterior part of the body, usually applied to the cephalothorax. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) Fused imperceptably to the opisthosoma in Acari; see proterosoma. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea)… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • prosoma — prosomal, adj. /proh soh meuh/, n., pl. prosomas, prosomata / meuh teuh/. Zool. an anterior body region, esp. the arthropod cephalothorax. [1870 75; < NL; see PRO 2, SOMA] * * * …   Universalium

  • prosoma — See: prosome [Martin, 2005]. See: prosome [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Subclass Cirripedia): ( ) [Anderson, 1980]. Lepas anatifera: left valve removed. [Anderson, 1980] (Subclass Cirripedia): ( ) [Anderson, 1980]. Lepas anatifera: rostral view; and left… …   Crustacea glossary

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