pleurumn.
/ˈplʊərəm/, /ˈplɔːrəm/, U.S. /ˈplʊr(ə)m/ Zoology.
The pleuron of an arthropod.Not distinguishable from pleuron when used in the plural only.
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1876 Amer. Naturalist 10 397 On the under side, inserted between the sternum and pleurum, is seen a pair of appendages, the swimmerets (pleopoda).
1898 A. S. Packard Text-bk. Entomol. 87 Each segment consists of the tergum, pleurum, and sternum.
1927 Amer. Naturalist 61 235 Even among many of the Chilopods, where there has apparently been a secondary breaking up of the pleura into numerous sclerites, there are still two principal areas demonstrable in each pleurum.
1987 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 232 354 In most cases it appears that these hairplates are stimulated by contact with the cuticular rim of the sternum or pleurum.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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