pleon

[ plee-on ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Origin of pleon¹

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

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.

All' ei tn diaplasthentn hekaston hout meineie smikron, hs ex archs egeneto, ti an ei pleon?

All' hoson ta memasmena toutn epi pleon lloitai, tosouton ekeinn ta katapothenta.

Tauta men oun d kan tois tn nosmatn logismois epi pleon eirsetai.

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

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