pereion
American
[puh-rahy-on, -rey-, -ree-]
/ pəˈraɪ ɒn, -ˈreɪ-, -ˈri- /
noun
plural
pereiaEtymology
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
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