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sternite Zool. and Comp. Anat.|ˈstɜːnaɪt|
[f. stern-um + -ite.]
a. The under or ventral part of each somite or segment of the body of an insect or other arthropod: correlated with tergite and pleurite.
b. = sternebra. rare—0. (In recent Dicts.)
1868Packard Guide Study Insects 9 The typical ring or segment..consists of an upper (tergite), a side (pleurite), and an under piece (sternite). 1882Athenæum 14 Jan. 60/2 The chilaria of Limulus..are regarded as metathoracic sternites.
Hence sternitic |stɜːˈnɪtɪk| a., pertaining to a sternite.
In recent Dicts. |