pleon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

the abdomen of a crustacean

Συνώνυμα

abdomen

belly

web

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈpliːɒn/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended.