Truncus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Truncus is a noun meaning (biology) The thorax of an insect.
Meaning
(biology) The thorax of an insect.
More Meanings
- (medicine) The trunk (torso) of the human body or other animal body.
- (medicine) An arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus.
- (geometry) A curve in the Cartesian plane consisting of all points (x,y) satisfying an equation of the form f(x)=a/(x+b)²+c where a, b, and c are given constants.
Word Forms
- trunci
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include manitrunk, thorax, venter, breast, metascutum, opisthothorax.
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