What is (a) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles. (b) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell called?
peritreme — (a) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles. (b) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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