Definitions for pleon

pleon ple·on

Spelling: [plee-on]
IPA: /ˈpli ɒn/

Pleon is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in pleon (elnop).

Definitions for pleon

noun

  1. the abdomen of a crustacean.

Origin of pleon

1850-55; noun use of Greek pléōn, present participle of pleîn to swim, sail; see pleopod

Examples for pleon

Telson, tel′son, n. the last somite of the pleon or abdomen of certain crustaceans and arachnidans.

This tribe has the pleon dwindled into insignificance, whereas in the other two tribes it is powerfully developed.

Poson oun estin, ho alloioi, kai d theasmetha; pleon men kata to stoma, meion d' kata to Pg 252Greek text hpar te kai tas phlebas.

The abdomen or pleon carries the remaining six pairs, of which from three to five are called pleopods and the remainder uropods.

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