pleuron
A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Noun
- A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón, “rib, side”).
Forms
Related
Derived
epipleuron mesopleuron metapleuron pleuronic propleuron pteropleuron sternopleuron