pleuron

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pleuron

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón, “rib, side”).

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Noun

pleuron (plural pleura)

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

Derived terms

• epipleuron
• mesopleuron
• metapleuron
• pleuronic
• propleuron
• pteropleuron
• sternopleuron

Related terms

• pleural
• pleural lobe