PEREION


Meaning of PEREION in English

/peuh ruy"on, -ray"-, -ree"-/ , n. , pl. pereia /-ruy"euh, -ray"euh, -ree"euh/ .

(in a crustacean) the thorax.

[ 1850-55; peraiôn (prp. of peraioûn to carry about, transport); so called from the location of the legs on the thorax ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .