pleuron

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pleuron (plural pleura)

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

Derived terms

• arthropleura
• mesopleuron
• metapleuron
• pleuronic
• propleuron
• pteropleuron

 

Related terms

• pleural
• pleural lobe