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peritreme

peritreme noun: that part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles.

peritreme: that part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles
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Noun

peritreme (plural peritremes)

  1. That part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles.
    • The size and degree of sclerotization of the spiracle-bearing peritremes are not uniform and apparently do not conform to a phyletic pattern (as examples, the peritremes are small and feebly sclerotized in Probeyeria[…])1964, Fieldiana: Zoology
    • These peritremes lie partially embedded in the fold of skin known as the epistome (a dorsal anterior projection that extends over the mouthparts or ganathosoma)2023, Lee R. Jeppson, Hartford H. Keifer, Edward W. Baker, Mites Injurious to Economic Plants
  2. (archaic) peristome (edge of the aperture of a shell).
    • CAROCOLLA. Auct. Fam. Colimacea, Lam.—Descr. Orbicular, depressed, with the outer sides of the whorls angulated or keeled, whorls few; peritreme reflected; columella contiguous to the axis1842, George Brettingham Sowerby II, A Conchological Manual

Forms of peritreme

pluralperitremes

Origin of peritreme

From peri- + -treme.

Words formed from peritreme

Questions about peritreme

What does peritreme mean?
Peritreme means that part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles.
What part of speech is peritreme?
Peritreme is a noun.
What is the plural of peritreme?
The plural of peritreme is peritremes.

Words near peritreme in the dictionary

  1. peritraumatic
  2. peritrema
  3. peritremal
  4. peritremata
  5. peritrematic
  6. peritreme
  7. peritremes
  8. peritrich
  9. peritrichious
  10. peritrichous
  11. peritrichously

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