pereion

English

Alternative forms

• pereon, peraeon

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek περαιόω (peraióō, “to transport”), so called from the location of the legs on the thorax.^[1]

Alternatively, from περί (perí, “around”) + ἰέναι (iénai, “to go”).

Noun

pereion (plural pereia)

1. The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).^[2] [from 1850–55]^[1]

Derived terms

• pereional
• pereiopod

References

1. “pereion”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
2. George Milbry Gould (1898) University of California, editors, An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Philadelphia, →ISBN

Further reading

• Decapod anatomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Pioneer, perineo-, peronei, pioneer