pleu·ron
(plo͝or′ŏn′)n. pl. pleu·ra (plo͝or′ə) Either of the two lateral portions of a body segment of an arthropod.
[New Latin, from Greek, side, rib.]
pleu·ral adj.
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pleuron
(ˈplʊərɒn) n,
pl pleura (
ˈplʊərə)
(Zoology) the part of the cuticle of arthropods that covers the lateral surface of a body segment
[C18: from Greek: side]
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