Etymology

pleuron

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Today it means: A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλευρόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπλευρόν“rib, side”
  2. English todaypleuron

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

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