noun
- the middle section of the body of a crustacean, located between the head and abdomen
Usage: zoology
Examples
- The pereon of the isopod contains seven segments.
- Each segment of the pereon typically bears a pair of walking legs.
- The researcher examined the pereon structure under a microscope.
- In amphipods, the pereon is laterally compressed.
- The pereon segments are clearly visible in this crustacean specimen.