Epimeron

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epimeron \E*pim"e*ron\, n.; pl. {Epimera}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`
     upon + ? a part.] (Zo["o]l.)
     (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}.]
         [1913 Webster]