pleon

Speech parts

1. pleon - Noun

2. pleon - Verb

Meaning

pleon (plural pleons)

(zoology) the abdomen of a crustacean

plēon

(with genitive) to endanger, risk

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Internal anatomy Most of the musculature of a prawn is used for bending the pleon, and almost all the space in the pleon is filled by muscle. Source: Internet

By the second protozoea, segmentation appears on the pleon, and by the third protozoea, which may also be called the metazoea, the uropods have appeared. Source: Internet

The pleon (abdomen) is unsegmented in the first protozoea, and ends in a bilobed telson, which may be used for cleaning other appendages, or for steering. Source: Internet

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