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pleurum
‖ 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.
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pleura
▪ I. ‖ pleura Anat. and Zool. (ˈplʊərə) Pl. -æ. [med.L., a. Gr. πλευρά side of the body, rib.] 1. One of the two serous membranes, right and left, which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in mammals; each is reflected on itself so as to form a closed sac, one side or layer of which (pulmonary ple...
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Arthropod cuticle
The two lateral regions are called the pleura (singular pleurum) and any sclerites they bear are called pleurites.
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parapleura
‖ parapleura Entom. (pærəˈplʊərə) Pl. -æ. Also paraˈpleurum, pl. -a. [mod.L., f. Gr. παρα- beside + πλευρά, πλευρόν rib, side.] (See quot.)1826 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 382 The Parapleuræ. Two pieces, one on each side of the Postpectus, included between the Scapularia, Mesostethium, and Pleuræ. Ibi...
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buplever
buplever Bot. (b(j)uːˈplɛvə(r)) [a. F. buplèvre:—L. būpleurum, a. Gr. βούπλευρον, f. βου- ox + πλευρόν rib.] The plant Hare's-ear or Thorough-wax. ‘An English name adapted from the French, proposed by Bentham’ (Treas. Bot.).1881 G. Allen in Cornh. Mag. June 706 The narrow buplever flowers only at To...
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sternum
sternum Anat. and Zool. (ˈstɜːnəm) Pl. sterna or sternums. See also sternon. [mod.L., ad. Gr. στέρνον chest, breast. Cf. F. sternum.] 1. The breast-bone; a long bone or series of bones, occurring in most vertebrates except snakes and fishes, extending along the middle line of the front or ventral as...
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sterno-
sterno- (stɜːnəʊ) before a vowel stern-, combining form repr. Gr. στέρνον or L. sternum, occurring in several terms, chiefly of anatomy, usually denoting muscles, etc. connected with the sternum and some other part. (Many of these are found in Fr.: see Littré.) ‖ sternalgia (-ˈældʒɪə); [Gr. ἄλγος pa...
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