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Peritreme

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peritreme \Per"i*treme\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? a hole.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds
       the spiracles.
   (b) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
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