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View synonyms for pleuron

pleuron

[ ploor-on ]

noun

, Entomology.
, plural pleu·ra [ploor, -, uh].
  1. the lateral plate or plates of a thoracic segment of an insect.


pleuron

/ ˈplʊərɒn /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleuron1

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

Origin of pleuron1

C18: from Greek: side
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Example Sentences

From the median tubercle to the outer edge of the pleuron of the second thoracic segment the distance is 3.7 mm.

But the anger of Artemis was not yet soothed, and she roused a strife between the men of Pleuron and the men of Kalydon.

For Meleagros sought to have the head, and the Kouretes of Pleuron cared not to take the hide only for their portion.

On each side the tergum overlaps the sternum, and hangs down as a side-flap, or pleuron.

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