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pereion

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə rī′on, -rā′-, -rē′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pe•rei•on  (pə rī′on, -rā′-, -rē′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rei•a 
    (-rī′ə, -rā′ə, -rē′ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Invertebrates(in a crustacean) the thorax.
  • Neo-Latin, representing Greek peraiôn (present participle of peraioûn to carry about, transport); so called from the location of the legs on the thorax
  • 1850–55

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