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pereion
[ puh-rahy-on, -rey-, -ree- ]
noun
plural pereia
- (in a crustacean) the thorax.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pereion1
1850–55; < New Latin, representing Greek ±è±ð°ù²¹¾±Ã´²Ô (present participle of ±è±ð°ù²¹¾±´Çû²Ô to carry about, transport); so called from the location of the legs on the thorax
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Pereion, pe-rī′on, n. the thorax in crustacea:—pl.
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