metathorax
noun
metathorax is spelled M-E-T-A-T-H-O-R-A-X: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metathorax means “The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of metathorax is metathoraxes or metathoraces.
How many letters and syllables are in metathorax?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-A-T-H-O-R-A-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is metathorax?
Metathorax appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce metathorax?
Metathorax has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of metathorax
- metathoraxes plural
- metathoraces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does metathorax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.
Holonym: thorax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does metathorax come from?
From meta- + thorax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).