pleuron

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón, “rib, side”).

Noun

pleuron (plural pleura)

  1. A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.

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