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sternite

[ stur-nahyt ]

/ ˈstɜr naɪt /

noun Entomology.

a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.

Words nearby sternite

sternberg, sternberg-reed cell, sterne, sternebra, sternforemost, sternite, sternmost, sterno, sterno-, sternoclavicular, sternoclavicular angle

Origin of sternite

First recorded in 1865–70; stern- + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sternite

ster·nit·ic

[ster-nit-ik] /stərˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sternite

A pair of dorso-ventral muscles passing from tergite to sternite in each segment.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
These elements are a central piece or sternite, and a lateral field on each side bearing the leg-rudiment.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various
Urite, ū′rīt, n. the sternite of an abdominal segment of an insect.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
They do not long persist in the embryo, but disappear, and the area each one occupied becomes part of the sternite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4|Various

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