Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritreme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-itreme
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles.

noun

peristome (edge of the aperture of a shell).

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The size and degree of sclerotization of the spiracle-bearing peritremes are not uniform and apparently do not conform to a phyletic pattern (as examples, the peritremes are small and feebly sclerotized in Probeyeria[…])"
"These peritremes lie partially embedded in the fold of skin known as the epistome (a dorsal anterior projection that extends over the mouthparts or ganathosoma)"
"CAROCOLLA. Auct. Fam. Colimacea, Lam.—Descr. Orbicular, depressed, with the outer sides of the whorls angulated or keeled, whorls few; peritreme reflected; columella contiguous to the axis"

Etymology

From peri- + -treme.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri
Suffix: treme

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

peritremes (plural)

Derived Forms

peritremal peritrematic

Questions

What does peritreme mean?: That part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles.
Where does peritreme come from?: From peri- + -treme.

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