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Pleuron


Pleu′ron

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Noun.
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pl.
Pleura
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a rib.]
(Zool.)
(a)
One of the sides of an animal.
(b)
One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect.
(c)
One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean.

Definition 2024


pleuron

pleuron

English

Noun

pleuron (plural pleura)

  1. A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum

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