~ 1 [ 'plʊərə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -ri: )
1》 each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals.
2》 Zoology a lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
ME: via med. L. from Gk, lit. 'side of the body, rib'.
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~ 2
plural form of pleuron .