lateral

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lateral (adjective; Latin latus, side): 1. Of or pertaining to the side; situated at, coming from, or directed towards.

2. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Cirripedia, one of a pair of compartmental plates, typically located between the carinolateral and rostrum; latus or median latus.