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peritreme

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From peri- + -treme.

noun peritremes

  1. That part of the integument of an insect surrounding the spiracles. 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[…])
  2. archaic peristome (edge of the aperture of a shell). 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

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@misc{peritreme_2026,
  title = {peritreme},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peritreme},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}