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Definition: ALITRUNK

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Alitrunk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Alitrunk \Al"i*trunk\, noun. [Latin expression ala wing truncus trunk.]. (references)

Definition: ALITRUNK

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ALITRUNK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Alitrunk \Al"i*trunk\, noun. [Latin expression ala wing truncus trunk.]. (references)