epipleuron

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noun

The outer margin of an elytron of a beetle

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Meanings

nounepipleuron (plural epipleura)

plural epipleura

  1. The outer margin of an elytron of a beetle

Origin

From epi- + pleuron.

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APA

epipleuron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipleuron

MLA

“epipleuron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipleuron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epipleuron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epipleuron.

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