pereion

pereion means the thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek περαιόω (peraióō, “to transport”), so called from the location of the legs on the thorax. Alternatively, from περί (perí, “around”) + ἰέναι (iénai, “to go”).

noun

The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

pleon 73% match — The abdomen of a crustacean. vs pereion →
cephaletron 68% match — The head of a crustacean. vs pereion →
epimeron 65% match — In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage. vs pereion →
thoracomere 65% match — A somite of the thorax of a crustacean. vs pereion →
postabdomen 63% match — The part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax. vs pereion →
cephalothorax 62% match — The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans. vs pereion →
pleuron 61% match — A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum. vs pereion →
cephaloprothorax 61% match — The fused head and prothorax of spiders and crustaceans vs pereion →