pereion

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

/ pəˈraɪ ɒn, -ˈreɪ-, -ˈri- /

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noun, plural pe·rei·a

[puh-rahy-uh, -rey-uh, -ree-uh]. /pəˈraɪ ə, -ˈreɪ ə, -ˈri ə/.

(in a crustacean) the thorax.

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Origin of pereion

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

Words nearby pereion

Père David's deer, peregrinate, peregrination, peregrine, peregrine falcon, pereion, pereiopod, Pereira, pereira bark, pereirine, Perelman