pleon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλέων (pléōn), present participle of πλεῖν (pleîn, “to sail”); from the fact that it bears the swimming limbs. Alternatively, perhaps in the sense of being longer or extended. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpliːɒn/ Rhymes: -iɒn === Noun === pleon (plural pleons) The abdomen of a crustacean. ==== Derived terms ==== pleonal pleopod === References === === Anagrams === lopen, Lopen, N-pole == Old English == === Etymology === Presumably from Proto-West Germanic *plehan, but ultimate origin unknown. The OED comments "perhaps ult. borrowed from a non-Germanic (substrate) language, although this would be unusual for a strong verb." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ple͜oːn/ Rhymes: -e͜oːn === Verb === plēon (with genitive) to endanger, risk ==== Conjugation ====