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Epimeron
In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
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noun
- 1
In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
- 2
In insects, the lateral piece behind the episternum.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pleomerenoun | The abdominal somite of a crustacean |
| anepimeronnoun | (entomology) The upper part of the epimeron. |
| epimeritenoun | (biology) The attaching organ of a cephalont. |
| epimerenoun | (biology) One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf. |
| apodemenoun | (zootomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles. |
| cephalomerenoun | (zoology) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods. |
| pleonitenoun | An abdominal somite of a crustacean |
| epipoditenoun | (zoology) The outer branch of the legs in certain crustaceans, such as prawns |
| thoracomerenoun | (zootomy) A somite of the thorax of a crustacean. |
| pteropleuronnoun | (entomology) Synonym of anepimeron. |
| endopleuritenoun | (zoology) The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral membrane in certain crustaceans. |
| episternumnoun | (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum |
| exitenoun | An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb. |
| meropoditenoun | (biology) A segment of the endopodite of a crustacean between the ischiopodite and the carpopodite |
| propoditenoun | (zoology) The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean, usually the penultimate joint. |
| enditenoun | One of the mouthparts of a spider or other arachnids, specifically the lobe of the palpal coxa lateral to the labium. |
| epistomenoun | (zoology) a mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids |
| epipodiumnoun | (zoology) One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods. |
| prosomitenoun | The somite of a prosome |
| endosternitenoun | (zoology) The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal membrane in crustaceans and insects. |
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