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In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.

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  1. n. In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
  2. n. In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.
  3. (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.]
  4. n. In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage. n. In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.