ˌepəˈmiˌrän noun
( plural epime·ra -irə)
Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + -meron (from Greek mēros thigh) — more at member
1. : a lateral part of the wall of a somite of an arthropod that is situated between the tergum and the insertion of the appendages
2. : the posterior sclerite of a pleuron of an insect