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corium definition

co·rium (kôr′ē əm)

noun pl. coria -·ria (-ə)

  1. dermis
  2. the elongated middle portion of the forewing of a hemipteran insect

Etymology: L, skin, hide < IE base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear, L cortex

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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