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Pleuron
‖
Pleu′ron
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Pleura
(#)
.
[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
)
A
lateral
sclerite
of a
thoracic
segment
of an
arthropod
between the
tergum
and the
sternum
Related terms
pleural
pleural lobe
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