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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Derived terms
1.2.2
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Etymology
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Borrowed from
Ancient Greek
πλευρόν
(
pleurón
,
“
rib, side
”
)
.
Noun
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pleuron
(
plural
pleura
)
(
zoology
)
A
lateral
sclerite
of a
thoracic
segment
of an
arthropod
between the
tergum
and the
sternum
.
Derived terms
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arthropleura
mesopleuron
metapleuron
pleuronic
propleuron
pteropleuron
Related terms
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pleural
pleural lobe
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