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epipleuron

epipleuron noun: the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle.

Noun

epipleuron (plural epipleura)

  1. The outer margin of an elytron of a beetle

Forms of epipleuron

pluralepipleura

Origin of epipleuron

From epi- + pleuron.

Words formed from epipleuron

Questions about epipleuron

What does epipleuron mean?
Epipleuron means the outer margin of an elytron of a beetle.
What part of speech is epipleuron?
Epipleuron is a noun.
What is the plural of epipleuron?
The plural of epipleuron is epipleura.

Words near epipleuron in the dictionary

  1. epiplastron
  2. epiplastrons
  3. epiplectic
  4. epipleural
  5. epipleurals
  6. epipleuron
  7. epiplexes
  8. epiplexis
  9. epiploa
  10. epiploce
  11. epiplocele

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