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Webster 1913 Edition
Peritreme
Per′i-treme
,Noun.
[Pref.
peri-
+ Gr. [GREEK] a hole.] (Zool.)
(a)
That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
(b)
The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
Definition 2024
peritreme
peritreme
English
Noun
peritreme (plural peritremes)
- (zoology) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
- (zoology) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.