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PERITREME

\pˌɛɹɪtɹˈiːm], \pˌɛɹɪtɹˈiːm], \p_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈiː_m]\

Definitions of PERITREME

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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The margin of a shell-opening; the small plate perforated by the spiracle-opening in Insects.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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