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Definition of: pleuron
(ploor′on) noun plural pleu·ra (ploor′ə)
1. Entomol. The lateral wall of a thoracic segment in insects.
2. Zool. In crustaceans, the lateral process of an abdominal segment. [<NL <Gk., a rib]
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