pereion
[ puh-rahy-on, -rey-, -ree- ]
/ pəˈraɪ ɒn, -ˈreɪ-, -ˈri- /
noun, plural pe·rei·a [puh-rahy-uh, -rey-uh, -ree-uh] /pəˈraɪ ə, -ˈreɪ ə, -ˈri ə/.
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
Origin of pereion
1850–55; < New Latin, representing Greek
peraiôn (present participle of
peraioûn to carry about, transport); so called from the location of the legs on the thorax
Words nearby pereion
perea,
peregrinate,
peregrination,
peregrine,
peregrine falcon,
pereion,
pereiopod,
pereira,
pereira bark,
pereirine,
perelman