Pleon
/ˈpliːɒn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The abdomen of a crustacean.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended.