‖ pleurum Zool.
(ˈplʊərəm)
Pl. pleura.
[mod.L. variant of pleuron, made to correspond with tergum and sternum.]
= pleuron in the specific sense, as applied to Arthropoda.
| 1898 Packard Textbk. Entomol. 87 Each segment consists of the tergum, pleurum, and sternum. |