pleuron

[ ploor-on ]

/ ˈplʊər ɒn /

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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

pleurogenous, pleurography, pleurohepatitis, pleurolith, pleurolysis, pleuron, pleuronia, pleuropericardial, pleuropericarditis, pleuroperitoneal, pleuropneumonia

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Example sentences from the Web for pleuron

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
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
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) /

noun plural pleura (ˈplʊərə)

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

Word Origin for pleuron

C18: from Greek: side

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单词	pleuron
释义	pleuron [ ploor-on ] / ˈplʊər ɒn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pleuron ON THESAURUS.COM 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 pleurogenous, pleurography, pleurohepatitis, pleurolith, pleurolysis, pleuron, pleuronia, pleuropericardial, pleuropericarditis, pleuroperitoneal, pleuropneumonia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleuron 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 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 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) / noun plural pleura (ˈplʊərə) the part of the cuticle of arthropods that covers the lateral surface of a body segment Word Origin for pleuron C18: from Greek: side Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pleuron hip, ham, thigh, hand, quarter, wing, side, loin
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pleuron

noun, plural pleu·ra [ploor-uh]. /ˈplʊər ə/. Entomology.

Origin of pleuron

Words nearby pleuron

Example sentences from the Web for pleuron

British Dictionary definitions for pleuron

noun plural pleura (ˈplʊərə)

Word Origin for pleuron

Words related to pleuron