pleuron

[ ploor-on ]

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noun,plural pleu·ra

[ploor-uh]. /ˈplʊər ə/. Entomology.

the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.

Origin of pleuron

First recorded in 1700–10, pleuron is from the Greek word pleurón rib, (plural) side

Words Nearby pleuron

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How to use pleuron in a sentence

From the median tubercle to the outer edge of the pleuron of the second thoracic segment the distance is 3.7 mm.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward Raymond
But the anger of Artemis was not yet soothed, and she roused a strife between the men of pleuron and the men of Kalydon.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. Yaggy
For Meleagros sought to have the head, and the Kouretes of pleuron cared not to take the hide only for their portion.
Museum of Antiquity | L. W. Yaggy
On each side the tergum overlaps the sternum, and hangs down as a side-flap, or pleuron.
The Life of Crustacea | William Thomas Calman

British Dictionary definitions for pleuron

pleuron

/ (ˈplʊərɒn) /

nounplural pleura (ˈplʊərə)

the part of the cuticle of arthropods that covers the lateral surface of a body segment

Origin of pleuron

C18: from Greek: side

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