paturon

noun

pat·​u·​ron

ˈpachəˌrän

plural -s

: the basal segment of the arachnid chelicera

Word History

Etymology

French, from Greek patein to tread, trample on + New Latin -uron (from Greek oura tail); akin to Greek patos path

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