Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, a small circular sclerite, or ring of hard chitinized integument, often surrounding the spiracle or breathing-hole of an insect.
- noun In conchology, the circumference of the aperture of a univalve; a peristome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
- noun The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology That part of the
integument of aninsect which surrounds thespiracles . - noun zoology The edge of the
aperture of aunivalve shell .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, meaning "around a hole".
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