episternum
Anatomy. manubrium.
Entomology. the anterior portion of a pleuron.
Origin of episternum
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How to use episternum in a sentence
The episternum (fig. 30, A, 10) is a thin almost circular plate of cartilage much of which remains hyaline.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThis plate is called the episternum, and its stalk the omosternum.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIn IIIa, the episternum (a) and epimeron (b) are slightly separated.
episternum: the anterior and larger lateral thoracic sclerite between the sternum and notum.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithIn Man and in the Mole the paired nature of the episternum is clearly apparent.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers Beddard
British Dictionary definitions for episternum
/ (ˌɛpɪˈstɜːnəm) /
Derived forms of episternum
- episternal, adjective
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