pereion

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

pereia

(in a crustacean) the thorax.

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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

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Pereion, pe-rī′on, n. the thorax in crustacea:—pl.