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Definition: EPIMERON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.[Websters]
2. In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epimeron" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epimeron \E*pim"e*ron\, noun; plural Epimera. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon part.]. (references)

Definition: EPIMERON

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.[Websters]
2. In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPIMERON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epimeron \E*pim"e*ron\, noun; plural Epimera. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression 'epi` upon part.]. (references)