sternite

American  

[stur-nahyt] / ˈstɜr naɪt /

noun

Entomology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• sternitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of sternite

First recorded in 1865–70; stern- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

These elements are a central piece or sternite, and a lateral field on each side bearing the leg-rudiment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Urosternite, ū-rō-ster′nīt, n. the sternite of any somite of the urosome of an arthropod.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Urite, ū′rīt, n. the sternite of an abdominal segment of an insect.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

They do not long persist in the embryo, but disappear, and the area each one occupied becomes part of the sternite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various