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pleurite Zool.|ˈplʊəraɪt| [f. Gr. πλευρά side + -ite1 3.] The side or lateral portion of each somite or segment of the body in arthropods. (Correlated with tergite and sternite.)
1868Packard Guide Study Insects 9 The typical ring or segment..consists of an upper (tergite), a side (pleurite), and an under piece (sternite). 1895in Syd. Soc. Lex. |