E*pim"e*ron (?), n.; pl. Epimera (#). [NL., fr. Gr. upon + a part.] Zool. (a)
In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage
. See
Illust. under
Crustacea. (b)
In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.
[Written also
epimerum.]
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