Meanings
nounpereonite (plural pereonites)
plural pereonites
- Any of the segments of the pereon.
Head and pereonite 1 fused, suture present.
2015 August 13, Soon-Sang Hong, Jun-Haeng Heo, Young-Hyo Kim, “A new species of Monoliropus Mayer, 1903 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Caprellidae) from Korean waters”, in ZooKeys, →DOI
Origin
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pereonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pereonite
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“pereonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pereonite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pereonite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pereonite.
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