sternite

[ stur-nahyt ]

nounEntomology.

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

Origin of sternite

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

Other words from sternite

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

Words Nearby sternite

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How to use sternite in a sentence

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
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
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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