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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

;

pl.

Epimera

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[NL., fr. Gr.

ἐπί

upon + [GREEK] a part.]

(Zoöl.)

(a)

In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.

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(b)

In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.

[Written also

epimerum

epimeron ‎(plural epimera)

(zoology) In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
(zoology) In insects, the lateral piece behind the episternum.