adjective
- relating to or located in the prothorax, the first segment of an insect’s thorax
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The prothoracic glands secrete hormones that control molting in insects.
- Scientists studied the prothoracic shield of the beetle specimen.
- The prothoracic segment bears the first pair of legs in most insects.
- Damage to the prothoracic region affected the insect’s mobility.
- The prothoracic spiracles allow air to enter the respiratory system.
- Researchers examined prothoracic development in butterfly larvae.