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Meaning of perisome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The outer body of an invertebrate; the integument

Examples

“In many Echinoïda, as in the Asteroïda, the calcareous plates of the perisome are movably connected together, and so allow of changes in the form of the body.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

perispeckle perisperm perisphinctid perisphinctoid perispirit perisplenitis