pereion

[ puh-rahy-on, -rey-, -ree- ]

noun

, plural pe·rei·a [p, uh, -, rahy, -, uh, -, rey, -, uh, -, ree, -, uh].

1. (in a crustacean) the thorax.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pereion¹

1850–55; < New Latin, representing Greek peraiôn (present participle of peraioûn to carry about, transport); so called from the location of the legs on the thorax