meso·soma
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plural mesosomata
Definition of mesosoma
: the middle region of the body of various invertebrates especially when this cannot readily be analyzed into its primitive segmentation (as in most mollusks and in arachnids)
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“Mesosoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesosoma. Accessed 16 May. 2021.
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