"sternite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sternites [plural]
Etymology: From stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|stern|ite|t1=of or relating to the sternum}} stern- (“of or relating to the sternum”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} sternite (plural sternites)
  1. (zootomy) The ventral plate of each segment of an arthropod. Derived forms: coxosternite, endosternite, sternitic, urosternite Translations (Translations): 腹片 (fùpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), sternite [masculine] (French), Sternit [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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