pleuropodium

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pleuropodium (noun; plural -dia; Greek pleuron, side; pous, foot): 1. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Lateral embryonic band formed by a modified abdominal leg.

2. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) One of a pair of mantle lobes.