Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Crustacea, the thorax; distinguished from
cephalon (head) and pleon (abdomen).
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- noun The
thorax of acrustacean , between the head (cephalon ) and abdomen (pleon ).
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek περί (peri, "around") + ιέναι (ienai, "to go").
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