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prosoma

/pɹəʊˈsəʊmə/ UK

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From pro- (“front”) + soma (“body”), from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

noun prosomas · prosomata

The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean. The front part, called the cephalothorax (or prosoma), is enclosed within a relatively hard and unyielding chitinous shell.

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@misc{prosoma_2026,
  title = {prosoma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prosoma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}