pleuron
English
Etymology
Borrowed from
Ancient Greek
πλευρόν
(
pleurón
,
“
rib, side
”
)
.
Noun
pleuron
(
plural
pleura
)
(
zoology
)
A
lateral
sclerite
of a
thoracic
segment
of an
arthropod
between the
tergum
and the
sternum
.
Derived terms
mesopleuron
metapleuron
pleuronic
propleuron
pteropleuron
Related terms
pleural
pleural lobe